Cnephasia hellenica

Cnephasia hellenica
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Tortricidae
Genus: Cnephasia
Species: C. hellenica
Binomial name
Cnephasia hellenica
Obraztsov, 1956[1]
Synonyms
  • Cnephasia daedalea Razowski, 1983
  • Cnephasia helenica Obraztsov, 1950

Cnephasia hellenica is a species of moth of the Tortricidae family. It is found in Portugal, Spain, Italy, Bulgaria, Romania, Greece, Ukraine and the Near East.[2]

The wingspan is about 18 mm. The forewings are brownish grey with white admixture and with an ill-defined brownish pattern. The hindwings are brownish grey, but whitish towards the base.[3] Adults have been recorded on wing from May to July.[4]

References

  1. ↑ tortricidae.com
  2. ↑ Fauna Europaea
  3. ↑ Razowski, J. (1983): Descriptions of New Cnephasia CURTIS (Tortricidae). — Nota lepidopterologica 6 (4): 235-238
  4. ↑ European Butterflies and Moths
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