Cnephasia alticolana

Cnephasia alticolana
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
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 Réal, 1953 Cnephasia alticolana f. juncta Réal, 1953 Cnephasia nemesii Stanoiu & Nemes, 1974

Cnephasia alticolana is a moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found in Siberia and most of Europe[1][2] (with the exception of Great Britain, Ireland, the Benelux, Norway and extreme south-eastern Europe).

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[3], Rumex, Taraxacum and Urtica species.

References

1. Marabuto, E.; Corley, M. F. V.; Maravalhas, E.; Pires, P.; Cardoso, J. P. (2011). "New and interesting Portuguese Lepidoptera records from 2009 (Insecta: Lepidoptera)". Shilap Revista de Lepidopterología: 24.
2. Sobczyk, T.; Werno, A. (30 June 2021). "Reisseronia (Reisseronia) hellersi Sobczyk & Werno, sp. n. from Northern Spain (Lepidoptera: Psychidae)". SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 49 (194): 253–257. doi:10.57065/shilap.298.
3. Sinev, S. Yu.; Shapoval, A. P. (2015). "To the knowledge of the fauna of Microlepidoptera (Lepidoptera) of the "Curonian Spit" National Park. II". Entomological Review. 95 (2). Pleiades Publishing Ltd: 200–213. doi:10.1134/s0013873815020050. ISSN 0013-8738.