Cacoecimorpha pronubana
| Cacoecimorpha pronubana | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Tortricidae |
| Tribe: | Archipini |
| Genus: | Cacoecimorpha Obraztsov, 1954 |
| Species: | C. pronubana |
| Binomial name | |
| Cryptoptilla pronubana (Hübner, 1799) | |
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Cacoecimorpha pronubana, the carnation tortrix, is a moth of the Tortricidae family. It is the only species in the Cacoecimorpha genus. It is found in Europe, North Africa, South Africa, Anatolia and North America.
Larva
Pupa
The wingspan is 18–22 mm for females and 15–17 mm for males. Adults are on wing from May to June and again from August to September depending on the location.
The larvae feed on a wide variety of deciduous trees, shrubs and herbaceous plants. It can become a pest on olive trees and avocados.
External links
- Arthropods of Economic Importance
- Lepidoptera of Belgium
- Microlepidoptera.nl (Dutch)
- Cacoecimorpha at funet
- UKmoths
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