Eulia ministrana
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Eulia ministrana is a moth
of the Tortricidae
family. It is found in the Palearctic and the Nearctic ecozone.
The wingspan
is 18-24 mm. Adults are on wing from May to June. There is one generation per year.
The larvae feed on various shrubs and trees.
Moth
A moth is an insect closely related to the butterfly, both being of the order Lepidoptera. Moths form the majority of this order; there are thought to be 150,000 to 250,000 different species of moth , with thousands of species yet to be described...
of the Tortricidae
Tortricidae
Tortricidae is a family of moths, commonly known as tortrix moths, in the order Lepidoptera. Tortricidae is a large family with over 9,400 species described, and is the sole member of the superfamily Tortricoidea. Many of these are economically important pests. Olethreutidae is a junior synonym...
family. It is found in the Palearctic and the Nearctic ecozone.
The wingspan
Wingspan
The wingspan of an airplane or a bird, is the distance from one wingtip to the other wingtip. For example, the Boeing 777 has a wingspan of about ; and a Wandering Albatross caught in 1965 had a wingspan of , the official record for a living bird.The term wingspan, more technically extent, is...
is 18-24 mm. Adults are on wing from May to June. There is one generation per year.
The larvae feed on various shrubs and trees.