Eana osseana

Eana osseana
	Eana osseana
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Tortricidae
Genus:	Eana
Species:	E. osseana
Binomial name
	Eana osseana; (Scopoli, 1763)
Synonyms
	Phalaena osseana Scopoli, 1763; Cnephasia (Ablabia) osseana r. alpicola Ral, 1953; Cnephasia (Ablabia) osseana var. alpicolana Ral, 1953; Tinea angulella Thunberg & Wenner, 1794; Eana darvaza batangiana Razowski, 1965; Cnephasia biformana Hauder, 1913; Tortrix boreana Zetterstedt, 1839; Cnephasia (Ablabia) osseana r. borreoni Ral, 1953; Cnephasia cantiana Curtis, 1826; Nephodesme osseana darvaza Obraztsov, 1943; Ablabia osseana ab. impunctana Strand, 1901; Sciaphila niveosana Packard, 1866; Cnephasia pallida Muller-Rutz, 1920; Tortrix pratana Hubner, [1811-1813]; Cnephasia (Ablabia) osseana r. ratana Ral, 1953; Cnephasia (Ablabia) ossesana f. pseudolongana Ral, 1953; Tortrix quadripunctana Haworth, [1811]; Aphelia quadripunetata Wood & Westwood, 1852; Cnephasia (Ablabia) osseana f. solfatarana Ral, 1953; Tortrix steineriana var. stelviana Milliere, 1874;

Eana osseana, common name dotted shade, is a moth of the family Tortricidae.

Description[edit]

Eana osseana has a wingspan reaching 16–23 millimetres (0.63–0.91 in). The basic coloration is pale brown, with a few obscure brown markings.Meyrick describes it - Forewings very elongate, costa almost straight, termen slightly sinuate brownish-ochreous, sometimes ferruginous-tinged, seldom whitish- ochreous ; an irregular spot in disc before and another beyond middle, and a triangular apical patch fuscous, often indistinct or sometimes obsolete. Hindwings grey.^[2]

Adults fly from June to August and they are attracted to light. The larvae live within a silken tube. They are polyphagous, feeding on many herbaceous plants, grasses and mosses.

Distribution and habitat[edit]

This species is widespread in most of Europe, in the East Palearctic realm and in the Nearctic realm. It prefers grassland, downland and moorland.

References[edit]

^ Baixeras, J.; Brown, J.W. & Gilligan, T.M. (2009a): Online World Catalogue of the Tortricidae – Genus Eana account.
^ Meyrick, E., 1895 A Handbook of British Lepidoptera MacMillan, London pdf This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain. Keys and description

Scopoli, J. A. (1763): Entomologia Carniolica exhibens insecta Carnioliae indigena et distributa in ordines, genera, species, varietates. Methodo Linnaeana. 1-421. Vindobonae

External links[edit]

Fauna Europaea
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[1] Baixeras, J.; Brown, J.W. & Gilligan, T.M. (2009a): Online World Catalogue of the Tortricidae – Genus Eana account.

[2] Meyrick, E., 1895 A Handbook of British Lepidoptera MacMillan, London pdf This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain. Keys and description

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