Lettuce seed curlers

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Lettuce seed curlers
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Lettuce moth ( Eucosma conterminana )

Systematics
Order : Butterflies (Lepidoptera)
Family : Winder (Tortricidae)
Subfamily : Olethreutinae
Tribe : Eucosmini
Genre : Eucosma
Type : Lettuce seed curlers
Scientific name
Eucosma conterminana
( Guenée , 1845)
Specimen with spread wings

The Salatsamenwickler ( Eucosma conterminana ) is a butterfly from the family of Winder (Tortricidae).

features

The butterflies have a wingspan of 15–19 mm. The pale sand-colored forewings have a characteristic spot pattern. At rest you can see a large cream-colored spot halfway along the top of the butterfly and a light spot on the side of the wing tips. The hind wings are colored beige without any particular pattern. The yellow-brown colored caterpillars have a brown head and a dark brown neck shield.

distribution

Eucosma conterminana is native to the Palearctic . The species is widespread in Europe.

Way of life

The host plants of the species include the lettuce ( Lactuca serriola ), the venomous lettuce ( Lactuca virosa ), the garden lettuce ( Lactuca sativa ) and the beach aster ( Tripolium pannonicum ). The caterpillars bore into the flower heads of their host plants. The adult caterpillars overwinter in a web in the ground and pupate in spring. Eucosma conterminana forms one generation a year. The moths fly from June to August.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Eucosma conterminana . www.ukmoths.org.uk. Retrieved August 3, 2020.
  2. ↑ a b c d e Eucosma conterminana . bladmineerders.nl. Retrieved August 3, 2020.
  3. ↑ Eucosma conterminana in Fauna Europaea. Retrieved August 3, 2020

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