125. Eupoecilia ambiguella (Hübner, [1796])

Tinea ambiguella Hübner, [1796]; Samml. Eur. Schmett. 8: pl. 22, fig. 153.

= Clysia turbinaris Meyrick, 1928; Exotic Microlepid. 3: 435.

TL: Germany ( ambiguella); India, Assam, Khasi Hills ( turbinaris).

Distribution: India (Meghalaya); China; Japan; Korea; Malaysia; Mongolia; Nepal; Russia; Sabah; Thailand; Europe (Razowski 2002).

Hosts: This notorious pest of grapes feeds on a wide variety of plants, including Acer campestre (Aceraceae), Eleutherococcus sp., Hedera helix (Araliaceae), Lonicera spp., Viburnum sp. ( Caprifoliaceae), Cornus mas (Cornaceae), Cuscuta reflexa (Cuscutaceae), Ribes sp. ( Saxifragaceae), Ligustrum sp. ( Oleaceae), Frangula alnus (Rhamnaceae), and Vitis vinifera (Vitaceae) (Razowski 1970; Bradley et al. 1973; Kawabe 1982; Kuznetzov 1978).

Illustrations: Adult and genitalia (Razowski 2002: pl. 15, 51, VII).