Cnephasia cupressivorana explained

Cnephasia cupressivorana is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found on Corsica, Sardinia, Sicily and in Belgium, France, Spain, Italy, Switzerland, Austria, Croatia, Slovenia, Albania, Romania, North Macedonia, Greece,^[1] Asia Minor and Kyrgyzstan.^[2]

The wingspan is 16–20 mm. Adults are on wing from March to the end of May, probably in one generation per year.^[3]

The larvae feed on Cupressus, Scrophularia and Prunus armeniaca.

Notes and References

1. https://web.archive.org/web/20140714123409/http://www.faunaeur.org/full_results.php?id=439603 Fauna Europaea
2. , 2010: Clepsis trifasciata sp. n. with notes on some Lepidoptera Tortricidae from Kirgizstan. Journal of Entomological and Acarological Research Serie II 42 (1): 1-10. Abstract and full article: http://www.pagepressjournals.org/index.php/jear/issue/view/28
3. Web site: LOT Moths and Butterflies . 2014-06-13 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140714150634/http://www.lotmoths.com/species/species.php?frmSpeciesID=534 . 2014-07-14 . dead .