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Cnephasia hellenica

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Insecta

Family
  
Tortricidae

Rank
  
Species

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Lepidoptera

Genus
  
Cnephasia

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

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. Adults have been recorded on wing from May to July.

References

Cnephasia hellenica Wikipedia