Cnephasia pasiuana

Cnephasia pasiuana
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Tortricidae
Genus: Cnephasia
Species: C. pasiuana
Binomial name
Cnephasia pasiuana
(Hubner, [1796-1799])[1]
Synonyms
  • Tortrix pasiuana Hubner, [1796-1799]
  • Cnephasia (Cnephasia) obsoletana var. algerana Réal, 1953
  • Cnephasia bleszynskii Toll, 1953
  • Cnephasia obsoletana var. cleuana Cleu, 1951
  • Cnephasia obsoletana var. cleuana Ral, 1952
  • Cnephasia crassifasciana Joannis, 1920
  • Cnephasia punicana hagiosana Razowski, 1959
  • Cnephasia pasivana f. linophagana Rebel, 1939
  • Sciaphila wahlbomiana var. obscurana Reuter, 1899
  • Cnephasia obsoletana Stephens, 1829
  • Cnephasia obsoletana Stephens, 1834
  • Olethreutes pascuana Hubner, 1822
  • Sciaphila pasivana Treitschke, 1835
  • Cnephasia passivana Stephens, 1852
  • Cnephasia obsoletana var. pseudotypica Ral, 1952
  • Sciaphila pumicana Zeller, 1847
  • Cnephasia pasivana f. pyrophagana Rebel, 1939

Cnephasia pasiuana, the meadow shade, is a moth of the family Tortricidae. It was described by Hubner in 1799. It is found in almost all of Europe.[2] The habitat consists of rough pastures, fens and marshy areas.

The wingspan is 15–19 mm.[3] The forewing pattern varies from pale to dark grey.[4] There is one generation per year, with adults on wing from June to July.

The larvae feed on the flowers of various herbaceous plants, primarily Asteraceae species. They have been recorded feeding on Agropyron, Pisum, Brassica, Medicago, Humulus, as well as Ranunculus species. They spin together several petals of their host plant.[5]

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