Cnephasia gueneeana

Cnephasia gueneeana is a moth of the family Tortricidae. It was described by Philogène Auguste Joseph Duponchel in 1836. In Europe, it has been recorded from Great Britain, France, Italy and Greece. The species is native to the Mediterranean sub-region, ranging from Palestine and southern Europe to Morocco and the Canary Islands.[3]

Cnephasia gueneeana
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Tortricidae
Genus: Cnephasia
Species:
C. gueneeana
Binomial name
Cnephasia gueneeana
Synonyms
  • Argyrolepia gueneeana Duponchel, [1836]
  • Cnephasia nuraghana Amsel, in Hartig & Amsel, 1952
  • Sciaphila segetana Zeller, 1847
  • Cnephasia gueneana

The wingspan is 15–21 mm. Adults are on wing from March to June.

The larvae feed on Senecio and Oxalis species.

References
  1. Fauna Europaea
  2. Tortricid.net
  3. Hantsmoths
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