Cnephasia stephensiana | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Tortricidae |
Genus: | Cnephasia |
Species: | C. stephensiana |
Binomial name | |
Cnephasia stephensiana | |
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Cnephasia stephensiana, the grey tortrix, is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found in the Palearctic realm, and has also been recorded from Canada.
The wingspan is 18–23 mm. The species is quite variable in colour and some individuals can be contrastingly patterned. The forewings are rounded and light greyish or grey-brown, with more or less clear, irregular, darker cross-bands. The hindwings are light grey-brown. Adults are on wing from May to August.
Eggs are laid in July and August and hatch after about three weeks. The young caterpillars make a cocoon in which they overwinter. They start feeding in spring. In the beginning they mine. Later they live in folded leaves. The caterpillars pupate from April to July.
The larvae are polyphagous and have been recorded from over 120 plant species. It is sometimes considered a plague on various agricultural crops.
The Archipini are a tribe of tortrix moths. Since many genera of these are not yet assigned to tribes, the genus list presented here is provisional.
Acleris variegana, the garden rose tortricid moth or fruit tortricid, is a moth of the family Tortricidae. It has a Palearctic distribution. The moth flies from July to September mainly at night and is attracted to bright lights. The larvae feed on various trees and shrubs including rose and apple.
Syndemis musculana is a moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found in Europe, China, the Korean Peninsula, Japan, Russia (Amur) and North America.
Archips xylosteana, the variegated golden tortrix or brown oak tortrix, is a moth of the family Tortricidae.
Enarmonia formosana, the cherrybark tortrix or cherry-bark moth, is a small but colorful moth species of the family Tortricidae. It is native to all of northern and western Europe, ranging south to the Maghreb. North of the Alps its range extends eastwards to Siberia and Kazakhstan. Possibly and most likely introduced populations are found in Asia Minor and North America, respectively.
Olethreutes arcuella, the arched marble, is a colorful small moth species of the family Tortricidae.
Hedya nubiferana, the marbled orchard tortrix or green budworm moth, is a moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found in the Palearctic and Nearctic realms.
Syricoris lacunana, the dark strawberry tortrix, is a small moth species of the family Tortricidae. It is found in the Palearctic realm.
The black-lyre leafroller moth is a tortrix moth species of the family Tortricidae.
Archips rosana, the rose tortrix, is a moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found in both the Palearctic and Nearctic realms.
Cnephasia communana is a moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found in Europe.
Cnephasia asseclana, the flax tortrix, is a moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found all over Europe.
Cnephasia incertana, the light grey tortrix, is a moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found all over Europe.
Clepsis consimilana, the privet tortrix, is a moth of the family Tortricidae.
Cnephasia is a genus of tortrix moths. It belongs to the subfamily Tortricinae and therein to the tribe Cnephasiini, of which it is the type genus.
Eana is a genus of tortrix moths. It belongs to the tribe Cnephasiini of subfamily Tortricinae.
The Cnephasiini are a tribe of tortrix moths.
Isotrias rectifasciana, the hedge shade, is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae found in Asia and Europe. The moth was first described by the English entomologist, Adrian Hardy Haworth in 1811.
Cnephasia longana, the omnivorous leaftier moth, long-winged shade or strawberry fruitworm, is a moth of the family Tortricidae. It was described by Adrian Hardy Haworth in 1811. It is native to western Europe. It is an introduced species in western North America. The species has also been reported from north-western Africa and Asia. The habitat consists of downland and rough ground.
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. The habitat consists of coastal chalk downlands and heathlands.