Cnephasia cupressivorana (Staudinger, 1871) Species
Last modified: Jan. 15, 2024, 3:57 p.m.
A very rare and local spring species in Belgium, only discovered in 2019 in NA.
Details
- Classification
- Family: Tortricidae > Subfamily: Tortricinae > Tribus: Cnephasiini > Genus: Cnephasia > Subgenus: Cnephasia > Species: Cnephasia cupressivorana
- Vernacular names
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- First mention in Belgium
- Steeman C. 2021a. Cnephasia cupressivorana (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae, Cnephasiini), nieuw voor de Belgische fauna — Phegea 49(2): 78–80. On page 78. view page
- Status
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Native
Distribution
Imago
Wingspan 16–20 mm. Like most of the Cnephasia species, a grey forewing colour with slight brownish or whitisch admixtures, darker strigulations and blackish dots. Markings are typical pale brownish grey for the genus and variably developed.
Recognizable only by examination of the genitalia.
Museum specimens
No pictures yet!Specimens in nature
Genitalia
Male: sacculus of medium lenght and distal part up-curved, aedeagus slender and straight.
Female: colliculum sclerite rather weak.
Bionomics
Little is known about the biology.
Flight periods
An early spring species flying from mid-April till late May in one generation a year.
Observed on
- Host plant (species):
- Prunus armeniaca
- Host plant (genera):
- Cupressus and Scrophularia
Little is known about the food plants, is the caterpillar polyphagous or not? The following plants Cupressus sp., Prunus armeniaca and Scrophularia auriculata are mentioned in the literature with reservations.
Habitat
It inhabits open woods on limestone soils.
