Cnephasia amseli

Cnephasia amseli
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Tortricidae
Genus: Cnephasia
Species: C. amseli
Binomial name
Cnephasia amseli
(Lucas, 1942)[1]
Synonyms
  • Tortrix amseli Lucas, 1942
  • Cnephasia taurominana Razowski, 1955

Cnephasia amseli is a species of moth of the Tortricidae family. It is found on Sicily and Malta and in North Africa,[2] where it has been recorded from Tunisia.

The wingspan is 16–21 mm. The ground colour of the forewings is white-yellowish with darker strigulation and hazel-brown markings. The base of the wing is suffused and the postbasal fascia and median fascia are hazel-brown. The hindwings are whitish grey, but darker on periphery. Adults have been recorded on wing from April to May.[3]

References

  1. ↑ tortricidae.com
  2. ↑ Fauna Europaea
  3. ↑ Trematerra, P. (2004): Cnephasia bizensis Réal, 1953, and Cnephasia amseli (D. Lucas, 1942) found in Italy, two Cnephasiini little known for the European fauna (Lepidoptera Tortricidae). — Redia 86: 67-70
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