Cnephasia alticolana

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Cnephasia alticolana
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Tortricidae
Genus: Cnephasia
Species: C. alticolana
Binomial name
Cnephasia alticolana
(Herrich-Schäffer, 1851)
Synonyms
  • Tortrix (Sciaphila) alticolana Herrich-Schäffer, 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 Siberia and most of Europe (with the exception of Great Britain, Ireland, the Benelux, Norway and extreme south-eastern Europe).

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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