Cnephasia alticolana
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Suborder:
Glossata
Infraorder:
Heteroneura
Section:
Cossina
Subsection:
Cossina
Superfamily:
Tortricoidea
Family:
Tortricidae
Subfamily:
Tortricinae
Genus:
Cnephasia
Species:
C. alticolana
Binomial name
Cnephasia alticolana
(Herrich-Schffer, 1851)
Synonyms
  • Tortrix (Sciaphila) alticolana Herrich-Schffer, 1851
  • Cnephasia branderiana Franz, 1953
  • Cnephasia alticolana f. decaryi Ral, 1953
  • Cnephasia alticolana f. juncta Ral, 1953
  • Cnephasia nemesii St noiu & Nemes, 1974

Cnephasia alticolana is a moth of the Tortricidae family. It is found in most of Europe (with the exception of Great Britain, Ireland, the Benelux, Norway and extreme south-eastern Europe) to Siberia.

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, Rumex, Taraxacum and Urtica species.

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