Cnephasia cupressivorana (Staudinger, 1871) is a animal in the Tortricidae family, order Lepidoptera, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Cnephasia cupressivorana (Staudinger, 1871)

Cnephasia cupressivorana (Staudinger, 1871)

Cnephasia cupressivorana is a tortricid moth found across parts of Europe and western and central Asia.

Family
Genus
Cnephasia
Order
Lepidoptera
Class
Insecta

About Cnephasia cupressivorana (Staudinger, 1871)

Cnephasia cupressivorana (Staudinger, 1871) is a moth species that belongs to the family Tortricidae. Its known distribution includes the islands of Corsica, Sardinia, and Sicily, as well as the European countries of Belgium, France, Spain, Italy, Switzerland, Austria, Croatia, Slovenia, Albania, Romania, North Macedonia, and Greece. It is also found in Asia Minor and Kyrgyzstan. This moth has a wingspan ranging from 16 to 20 mm. Adult moths are active between March and the end of May, and the species most likely produces one generation each year. The larvae of Cnephasia cupressivorana feed on plants from the genera Cupressus and Scrophularia, as well as Prunus armeniaca.

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Taxonomy

Animalia Arthropoda Insecta Lepidoptera Tortricidae Cnephasia

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