| Ferruginous Eulia Moth (Eulia ministrana (Linnaeus, 1758)) |
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Scientific name: Eulia ministrana (Linnaeus, 1758) Common name: Ferruginous Eulia Moth French name: Order: Lepidoptera Suborder: Microlepidoptera Family: Tortricidae Subfamily: Tortricinae Wingspan: 18-25 mm. Biotope: Woodland areas. Geographic area: Europe, Asia, North America. Flight time: May to June. Number of generations : 1 Caterpillar: Green with a brown head. It grows inside a rolled leaf and over winters in the litter. Host plant: Many deciduous trees and shrubs. |
The fore wings of the Ferruginous Eulia Moth show reddish brown marks on a cream ground colour with many variations. There is a prominent tuft of dark brown hairs at the back of the head. On the fore wings you can most often notice a dark brown basal area, median area and margin. The post basal area is paler, especially close to the costal edge which is a pale cream colour. The colour of the post median stripe may vary from pale cream to dark brown. The hind wings are greyish with a white fringe. Eulia ministrana is attracted to light. Eulia ministrana over winters as a caterpillar. |
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This moth, entered into the house, is not in a very good shape. The tuft of hairs behind the head has almost disappeared and the tips of the wings have lost the scales then their colour. |
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As this moth was no more very vigorous, I have put it on a sheet of white paper to shoot the picture. |
André Bon June 2011