Cnephasia conspersana
| Cnephasia conspersana | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Tortricidae |
| Genus: | Cnephasia |
| Species: | C. conspersana |
| Binomial name | |
| Cnephasia conspersana Douglas, 1846[1] | |
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Cnephasia conspersana is a species of moth of the Tortricidae family. 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.[4] They spin the petals of the flowers together, and feed from within.[5]
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