Cnephasia conspersana

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Cnephasia conspersana
Cnephasia conspersana, Dinlle beach, North Wales, July 2013 2 (19494967340).jpg
Cnephasia conspersana, Dinlle beach, North Wales
Cnephasia conspersana, Bardsey, North Wales, July 2017 (37076817660).jpg
Scientific classification OOjs UI icon edit-ltr.svg
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Tortricidae
Genus: Cnephasia
Species:
C. conspersana
Binomial name
Cnephasia conspersana
Douglas, 1846 [1]
Synonyms
  • Cnephasia conspersana var. alboconspersanaPierce & Metcalfe, 1915
  • Cnephasia cretaceanaCurtis, 1850
  • Cnephasia (Syndemis) decoloranaStephens, 1852
  • Sciaphila perteranaDoubleday, 1850

Cnephasia conspersana is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found in Ireland, Great Britain, France, Italy, Portugal, Spain and North Africa. [2] The habitat consists of coastal chalk downlands and heathlands.

The wingspan is 15–22 mm. The antennal cilia of the male are short. The thorax is crested. The elongate forewings have slightly arched costa, from vein 7 to apex. The ground colour is grey, irrorated or mixed with white, more strongly in the female. There is and angulated fascia at 1/3, slender and often indistinct dorsally. An irregular central fascia is sometimes interrupted near dorsum. The costal and terminal patches (seldom connected) are grey or fuscous, often blackish-marked, sometimes nearly obsolete. The hindwings are light fuscous or grey, in female darker, 6 and 7 short-stalked. The larva is pale greenish-grey; spots small, black; head and plate of 2 yellowish-brown: [3] Julius von Kennel provides a full description. [4]

Adults have been recorded on wing in July. There is generally one generation per year, although two have been reported from Ireland. [5]

The larvae feed on the flowers of Dryas octopetala , Chrysanthemum , Taraxacum , Teucrium , Hieracium , Hypochoeris , Leontodon and Helianthemum species. They spin the petals of the flowers together, and feed from within.

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References

  1. ↑ tortricidae.com
  2. ↑ Fauna Europaea
  3. ↑ Meyrick, E., 1895 A Handbook of British Lepidoptera MacMillan, London pdf PD-icon.svg This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain . Keys and description
  4. ↑ Julius von Kennel, 1921, The Palaearktischen Tortriciden, eine monographische Darstellung. Stuttgart: E. Schweizerbart'sche Verlagsbuchhandlung. 742 pp. - Palaearctic Tortricidae, a monograph.pdf at Zobodat 201-202
  5. ↑ "The Moths of Suffolk". Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2015-06-03.


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