Epinotia trigonella (Linnaeus, 1758)
white-blotch bell, birch epinotia moth
on Betula
parasite
Larvae and pupae in spun young leaves.
host plants
Betulaceae, momophagous
Betula pendula.
References to Alnus; Corylus are probably incorrect or exceptional.
phenology
Univoltine, hibernation as egg.
distribution within Europe
larva, pupa
Pictures on Lepiforum; see also Swatschek, Patočka & Turčáni.
synonyms
Epiblema similana, similanum (Hübner, 1793); Epinotia stroemiana (Fabricius, 1781).
references
Bradley, Tremewan & Smith (1979a), Disqué (1905a), Hancock & Bland (2015b), Lepiforum (2020), Patočka & Turčáni (2005a), Schütze (1931a), Swatschek, 1958a [“stroeminana”]), Ylla, Macià & Requena (2009a), Žemlička (2011a).