Cnephasia incertana
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Tortricidae |
Genus: | Cnephasia |
Species: | C. incertana
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Cnephasia incertana (Treitschke, 1835)[1]
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Cnephasia incertana, the light grey tortrix, is a moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found all over Europe.
The wingspan is 14–18 mm.The forewings are light grey with three more or less definite irregular cross-bands. The hindwings are grey-brown.Julius von Kennel provides a full description. [2]
Adults are on wing from June to July.
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Fig. 9 larva after final moult
The larvae feed on a wide range of herbaceous plants such as Plantago and Rumex.
References[]
- ^ tortricidae.com
- ^ Julius von Kennel, 1921, The Palaearktischen Tortriciden, eine monographische Darstellung. Stuttgart: E. Schweizerbart'sche Verlagsbuchhandlung. 742 pp. - Palaearctic Tortricidae, a monograph.pdf at Zobodat 203-204
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Categories:
- Cnephasia
- Moths of Europe
- Moths described in 1835
- Tortricinae stubs