Cnephasia hellenica is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found in Portugal, Spain, Italy, Bulgaria, Romania, Greece, Ukraine and the Near East.[2]

Cnephasia hellenica
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Tortricidae
Genus: Cnephasia
Species:
C. hellenica
Binomial name
Cnephasia hellenica
Obraztsov, 1956[1]
Synonyms
  • Cnephasia daedalea Razowski, 1983
  • Cnephasia helenica Obraztsov, 1950

The wingspan is about 18 mm. The forewings are brownish grey with white admixture and with an ill-defined brownish pattern. The hindwings are brownish grey, but whitish towards the base.[3] Adults have been recorded on wing from May to July.

References edit

  1. ^ "Tortricid.net - GENUS". www.tortricidae.com.
  2. ^ "Fauna Europaea". fauna-eu.org.
  3. ^ "Nota Lepidopterologica". Bonn. January 23, 1983 – via Internet Archive.