Epinotia brunnichana

Epinotia brunnichana

Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Tortricidae
Genus:	Epinotia
Species:	E. brunnichana
Binomial name
*Epinotia brunnichana* (Linnaeus, 1767)^[1]
Synonyms
Phalaena (Tortrix) brunnichana Linnaeus, 1767 Eucosma brunnichana ab. albodorsana Sheldon, 1935 Eucosma brunnichana ab. brunneana Sheldon, 1935 Eucosma brunnichana ab. brunneodorsana Sheldon, 1935 Eucosma brunnichella Kloet & Hincks, 1945 Tortrix brunnichiana [Denis & Schiffermuller], 1775 Epiblema brunnichianum ab. ochreana Hauder, 1918 Ephippiphora rectana Peyerimhoff, 1863 Tortrix sinuana [Denis & Schiffermuller], 1775

Epinotia brunnichana is a moth of the Tortricidae family. It is found in most western, central and northern Europe, the Near East and further east to the eastern Palaearctic ecozone, where it has been recorded from Russia, Kazakhstan, China and Japan.^[2]

The wingspan is 18–22 millimetres (0.7–0.9 in). Adults are on wing from July to October depending on the location.

The larvae roll the leaves of Betula, Corylus and Salix species and feed inside.

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