Biology:Cnephasia communana

Short description: Species of moth

Cnephasia communana
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Tortricidae
Genus:	Cnephasia
Species:	C. communana
Binomial name
Cnephasia communana (Herrich-Schäffer, 1851)
Synonyms
Tortrix (Sciaphila) communana Herrich-Schäffer, 1851 Cnephasia caprionica Réal, 1953 Tortrix (Sciaphila) communana Herrich-Schäffer, 1847 Cnephasia lucia Réal, 1953 Cnephasia pseudorthoxyana Réal, 1953 Cnephasia seminigra Réal, 1953

Cnephasia communana is a moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found in Europe.

The wingspan is 18–22 mm. The forewing is rounded and relatively contrastingly marked, the background colour is grey with clear brownish sprinkling, and there are three fairly wide, but very irregular, grey-brown cross bands. The hindwings are grey-brown. The species relatively early flight time can be a good characteristic of distinguishing it from the other Cnephasia species.

Adults are on wing from May to July. There is one generation per year.

The larvae feed on various herbaceous plants, including Glebionis segetum, Lotus, Vicia faba, Plantago and Rumex

External links

• UKmoths

Wikidata ☰ Q1354779 entry