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).

Cnephasia alticolana
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Tortricidae
Genus: Cnephasia
Species:
C. alticolana
Binomial name
Cnephasia alticolana
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

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

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  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.