Eucosma wimmerana is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found in China (Tianjin, Hebei, Henan, Shaanxi, Gansu, Xinjiang), Mongolia, Japan, Russia, Kazakhstan[2] and Europe, where it has been recorded from Sicily, France, the Netherlands, Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Italy, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Poland, the Baltic region, Slovenia and Romania.[3]
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Tortricidae |
| Genus: | Eucosma |
| Species: | E. wimmerana |
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| Eucosma wimmerana (Treitschke, 1835)[1] | |
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The wingspan is 14–17 mm. Adults are on wing from June to July.
The larvae feed on Artemisia campestris and Artemisia dracunculus. Larval feeding results in gall formation.[4] Larvae can be found from September to May.
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