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

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[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