Cnephasia alticolana

Cnephasia alticolana
Cnephasia alticolana
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Tortricidae
Genus: Cnephasia
Species: C. alticolana
Binomial name
Cnephasia alticolana
(Herrich-Schäffer, 1851)
Synonyms
  • Tortrix (Sciaphila) alticolana Herrich-Schäffer, 1851
  • Cnephasia branderiana Franz, 1953
  • Cnephasia alticolana f. decaryi Ral, 1953
  • Cnephasia alticolana f. juncta Ral, 1953
  • Cnephasia nemesii St noiu & Nemes, 1974

Cnephasia alticolana is a moth of the Tortricidae family. It is found in Siberia and most of Europe (with the exception of Great Britain, Ireland, the Benelux, Norway and extreme south-eastern Europe).

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The wingspan is 16-22 mm. The moth flies from May to the end of August.

The larvae feed on Bellis, Crepis, Hieracium, Plantago, Primula, Rumex, Taraxacum and Urtica species.

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