Cnephasia chrysantheana

Cnephasia chrysantheana is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found in the Near East, Spain, France, Italy, Austria, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Slovenia, Hungary, Romania, Ukraine and on Sicily and Sardinia.[2]

Cnephasia chrysantheana
Cnephasia chrysantheana in Kennel Die palaearktischen tortriciden figure

43 female

Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Tortricidae
Genus:
Cnephasia
Species:
C. chrysantheana
Binomial name
Cnephasia chrysantheana
(Duponchel in Godart, 1842)[1]
Synonyms
  • Sciaphila chrysantheana Duponchel, in Godart, 1842
  • chrysanthemana Herrich-Schaffer, 1847
  • Cnephasia cinareana Chretien, 1892
  • Cnephasia cinereana Meyrick, in Wagner, 1912
  • Cnephasia (Cnephasia ) wilkinsoni form ind. directana Real, 1953
  • Cnephasia (Cnephasia) pulmonariana Real, 1953

The wingspan is 17–26 mm. Adults have been recorded on wing from June to July in one generation per year.[3]

The larvae feed on Lathyrus, Scabiosa, Artemisia, Chrysanthemum, Cirsium, Carlina, Centaurea, Taraxacum and Pulmonaria species.

References
  1. tortricidae.com
  2. Fauna Europaea
  3. "LOT Butterflies and Moths". Archived from the original on 2015-06-03. Retrieved 2015-06-03.


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