Cnephasia conspersana

Cnephasia conspersana
	Cnephasia conspersana, Dinlle beach, North Wales
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Tortricidae
Genus:	Cnephasia
Species:	C. conspersana
Binomial name
	Cnephasia conspersana; Douglas, 1846
Synonyms
	Cnephasia conspersana var. alboconspersana Pierce & Metcalfe, 1915; Cnephasia cretaceana Curtis, 1850; Cnephasia (Syndemis) decolorana Stephens, 1852; Sciaphila perterana Doubleday, 1850;

Cnephasia conspersana is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found in Ireland, Great Britain, France, Italy, Portugal, Spain and North Africa.^[2] The habitat consists of coastal chalk downlands and heathlands.

The wingspan is 15–22 mm. Adults have been recorded on wing in July. There is generally one generation per year, although two have been reported from Ireland.^[3]

The larvae feed on the flowers of Dryas octopetala, Chrysanthemum, Taraxacum, Teucrium, Hieracium, Hypochoeris, Leontodon and Helianthemum species. They spin the petals of the flowers together, and feed from within.

References

^ tortricidae.com
^ Fauna Europaea
^ "The Moths of Suffolk". Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2015-06-03.

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[1] tortricidae.com

[2] Fauna Europaea

[3] "The Moths of Suffolk". Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2015-06-03.

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