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Cnephasia incertana (Treitschke, 1835) [Lepidoptera: Tortricidae] Light Grey Tortrix Sciaphila incertana Treitschke, 1835. Schmett. Europ. 10 (3): 91. Cnephasia incertana (Treitschke, 1835).

Leaf-mine: In the first instar the larva mines the leaves, forming short, irregular, blotch-like mines, but in later instars it lives externally, feeding in spun leaves and often twisting those of tender shoots (Bradley et al., 1973). Small, full depth mine without a definite shape; little frass. Some silk is deposited in the mine. The larva soon leaves the mine and continues feeding among spun leaves (Bladmineerders van Europa). Larva: Head light-brown or yellowish brown, edged with black postero-laterally, ocellar area blackish; prothoracic plate black edged with whitish anteriorly; abdomen dull dark green; pinacyula distinct, black, sometimes brownish but with black bases to setae; anal plate large, black (Bradley et al., 1973). The overwintering larvae feed in a spinning on a range of herbaceous plants (UKMoths). Pupa: Dull black; spines on the cremaster not bent into hooks, short, their lenght less than the distance to a ridge lying ventrad; caudal bristles only slightly thickened away from their point of origin, bent distally to form hooks (Bradley et al., 1973). Adult: The adult is illustrated in UKMoths. The male and female genitalia are illustrated by the Lepidoptera Dissection Group. Comments: Ranunculus ficaria is treated as Ficaria verna (Lesser Celandine) by Stace (2010). Hosts in Britain: Asteraceae       Chrysanthemum     Bradley et al., 1973 Fabaceae       Lathyrus     Bradley et al., 1973 Lotus     Bradley et al., 1973 Medicago     Bradley et al., 1973 Phaseolus     Bradley et al., 1973 Trifolium     Bradley et al., 1973 Plantaginaceae       Plantago     Bradley et al., 1973 Plantago     UKMoths Polygonaceae       Rumex     Bradley et al., 1973 Rumex     UKMoths Rumex acetosa Common Sorrel Pitkin & Plant Ranunculaceae       Ranunculus     Bradley et al., 1973 Rosaceae     Bradley et al., 1973 Fragaria ananassa Garden Strawberry Bradley et al., 1973 Malus     Bradley et al., 1973 Vitaceae       Vitis     Bradley et al., 1973 Hosts elsewhere: Aceraceae       Acer     Bladmineerders van Europa Adoxaceae       Adoxa moschatellina Moschatel Bladmineerders van Europa Apiaceae       Aegopodium podagraria Ground-elder Bladmineerders van Europa Carum     Bladmineerders van Europa Chaerophyllum     Bladmineerders van Europa Conopodium     Bladmineerders van Europa Daucus carota Carrot Bladmineerders van Europa Foeniculum     Bladmineerders van Europa Heracleum     Bladmineerders van Europa Pimpinella     Bladmineerders van Europa Scandix     Bladmineerders van Europa Sison amomum   Bladmineerders van Europa Araliaceae       Hedera helix Ivy Bladmineerders van Europa Asteraceae       Achillea clavenae   Bladmineerders van Europa Achillea millefolium Yarrow Bladmineerders van Europa Adenostyles alpina   Bladmineerders van Europa Arctium     Bladmineerders van Europa Arnica     Bladmineerders van Europa Artemisia     Bladmineerders van Europa Aster     Bladmineerders van Europa Bellis     Bladmineerders van Europa Calendula     Bladmineerders van Europa Carthamus     Bladmineerders van Europa Centaurea     Bladmineerders van Europa Cichorium     Bladmineerders van Europa Cirsium     Bladmineerders van Europa Crepis     Bladmineerders van Europa Helianthus     Bladmineerders van Europa Lactuca     Bladmineerders van Europa Scorzonera     Bladmineerders van Europa Serratula     Bladmineerders van Europa Sonchus     Bladmineerders van Europa Tussilago     Bladmineerders van Europa Zinnia elegans Youth-and-age Bladmineerders van Europa Boraginaceae       Echium     Bladmineerders van Europa Lithospermum     Bladmineerders van Europa Myosotis sylvatica   Bladmineerders van Europa Pulmonaria officinalis Lungwort Bladmineerders van Europa Symphytum     Bladmineerders van Europa Brassicaceae       Barbarea     Bladmineerders van Europa Brassica napus Rape Bladmineerders van Europa Brassica rapa Turnip Bladmineerders van Europa Cakile maritima   Bladmineerders van Europa Capsella     Bladmineerders van Europa Cardamine     Bladmineerders van Europa Erysimum     Bladmineerders van Europa Hirschfeldia incana Hoary Mustard Bladmineerders van Europa Lepidium     Bladmineerders van Europa Neslia     Bladmineerders van Europa Thlaspi     Bladmineerders van Europa Campanulaceae       Campanula     Bladmineerders van Europa Cannabaceae       Humulus lupulus Hop Bladmineerders van Europa Caprifoliaceae       Lonicera     Bladmineerders van Europa Caryophyllaceae       Agrostemma githago Corncockle Bladmineerders van Europa Cerastium fontanum subsp. triviale   Bladmineerders van Europa Cerastium glomeratum Sticky Mouse-ear Bladmineerders van Europa Cerastium semidecandrum Little Mouse-ear Bladmineerders van Europa Holosteum umbellatum   Bladmineerders van Europa Silene latifolia subsp. alba   Bladmineerders van Europa Chenopodiaceae       Atriplex     Bladmineerders van Europa Chenopodium     Bladmineerders van Europa Clusiaceae       Hypericum     Bladmineerders van Europa Convolvulaceae       Calystegia sepium Hedge Bindweed Bladmineerders van Europa Convolvulus     Bladmineerders van Europa Crassulaceae       Umbilicus     Bladmineerders van Europa Cucurbitaceae       Bryonia     Bladmineerders van Europa Cucurbita     Bladmineerders van Europa Dioscoreaceae       Tamus communis Black Bryony Bladmineerders van Europa Euphorbiaceae       Euphorbia     Bladmineerders van Europa Fabaceae       Anthyllis     Bladmineerders van Europa Astragalus     Bladmineerders van Europa Galega     Bladmineerders van Europa Genista     Bladmineerders van Europa Lathyrus niger Black Pea Bladmineerders van Europa Lens culinaris Lentil Bladmineerders van Europa Lupinus     Bladmineerders van Europa Melilotus     Bladmineerders van Europa Onobrychis     Bladmineerders van Europa Trifolium pratense Red Clover Bladmineerders van Europa Trigonella     Bladmineerders van Europa Vicia faba Broad Bean Bladmineerders van Europa Fagaceae       Fagus sylvatica Beech Bladmineerders van Europa Fumariaceae       Fumaria     Bladmineerders van Europa Geraniaceae       Erodium     Bladmineerders van Europa Grossulariaceae       Ribes     Bladmineerders van Europa Hippocastanaceae       Aesculus hippocastanum Horse-chestnut Bladmineerders van Europa Lamiaceae       Lamium     Bladmineerders van Europa Melissa     Bladmineerders van Europa Stachys sylvatica Hedge Woundwort Bladmineerders van Europa Teucrium     Bladmineerders van Europa Liliaceae       Colchicum     Bladmineerders van Europa Gagea     Bladmineerders van Europa Tulipa     Bladmineerders van Europa Onagraceae       Epilobium hirsutum Great Willowherb Bladmineerders van Europa Plantaginaceae       Globularia     Bladmineerders van Europa Plumbaginaceae       Armeria maritima Thrift Bladmineerders van Europa Poaceae       Dactylis     Bladmineerders van Europa Phalaris arundinacea Reed Canary-grass Bladmineerders van Europa Polygonaceae       Fagopyrum     Bladmineerders van Europa Rumex     Bladmineerders van Europa Portulacaceae       Claytonia     Bladmineerders van Europa Primulaceae       Androsace     Bladmineerders van Europa Cyclamen     Bladmineerders van Europa Ranunculaceae       Aconitum     Bladmineerders van Europa Aquilegia     Bladmineerders van Europa Caltha     Bladmineerders van Europa Delphinium     Bladmineerders van Europa Myosurus     Bladmineerders van Europa Ranunculus ficaria Lesser Celandine Bladmineerders van Europa Rosaceae       Agrimonia eupatoria Agrimony Bladmineerders van Europa Alchemilla     Bladmineerders van Europa Crataegus     Bladmineerders van Europa Geum urbanum Wood Avens Bladmineerders van Europa Rubiaceae       Asperula     Bladmineerders van Europa Saxifragaceae       Chrysosplenium     Bladmineerders van Europa Saxifraga     Bladmineerders van Europa Scrophulariaceae       Scrophularia     Bladmineerders van Europa Valerianaceae       Valeriana tripteris   Bladmineerders van Europa Verbenaceae       Verbena     Bladmineerders van Europa Comments: On the continent it has been recorded on more than 200 host plants (Bradley et al., 1973). Time of year - larvae: September to May and June, the young larva spinning a hibernaculm and overwintering (Bradley et al., 1973). Time of year - adults: June and July (UKMoths; Bradley et al., 1973). Distribution in Great Britain & Ireland: Quite common throughout much of the British Isles, in woodland edges and hedgerows (UKMoths) including Banff, Cambridge, Dorset, Dumfries, East Gloucester, East Kent, Easterness, Elgin, Fife, Hereford, Hunts, Mid-west York, Middlesex, North Aberdeen, North Hants, North Somerset, Northampton, South Northumberlan, Roxburgh, South Aberdeen, South Devon, South Essex, South Lancaster, South Lincoln, South Wilts, Stafford, Surrey, West Cornwall, Westmorland, Worcester (NBN Gateway distribution map - BRERC, DBRC, GiGL, HBRG, JNCC, NE, NESBRC, SNH and SHWRG) and the Channel Is. (Karsholt & van Nieukerken in Fauna Europaea). NBN Grid map: Distribution elsewhere: Widespread in Europe including Albania, Austria, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Crete, Croatia, Czech Republic, Danish mainland, Estonia, European Turkey, Finland, French mainland, Germany, Greek mainland, Hungary, Ireland, Italian mainland, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Macedonia, Norwegian mainland, Poland, Portuguese mainland, Romania, Sardinia, Sicily, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spanish mainland, Sweden, Switzerland, The Netherlands and Ukraine (Karsholt & van Nieukerken in Fauna Europaea). Also recorded in North Africa, Asia Minor and Transcaucasia (Bradley et al., 1973). NBN interactive distribution maps of known host species in Britain and elsewhere: Achillea millefolium, Adoxa moschatellina, Aegopodium podagraria, Aesculus hippocastanum, Agrimonia eupatoria, Agrostemma githago, Armeria maritima, Brassica napus, Brassica rapa, Cakile maritima, Calystegia sepium, Cerastium fontanum subsp. triviale, Cerastium glomeratum, Cerastium semidecandrum, Daucus carota, Epilobium hirsutum, Fagus sylvatica, Geum urbanum, Hedera helix, Hirschfeldia incana, Holosteum umbellatum, Humulus lupulus, Lathyrus niger, Lens culinaris, Myosotis sylvatica, Phalaris arundinacea, Pulmonaria officinalis, Ranunculus ficaria (= Ficaria verna), Rumex acetosa, Silene latifolia subsp. alba, Sison amomum, Stachys sylvatica, Tamus communis, Trifolium pratense, Vicia faba Parasitoids in Britain and elsewhere: Unknown.

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Last updated 18-Aug-2010 Brian Pitkin