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Cnephasia incertana (Treitschke, 1835) [Lepidoptera: Tortricidae] 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, bloth-like mines, but in later instars it lives externally, feeding in spun leaves and often twisting those of tender shoots (Bradley et al., 1973). The overwintering larvae feed in a spinning on a range of herbaceous plants (UKMoths). Larva: Details unknown. Pupa: Details unknown. Hosts in Britain: Asteraceae       Chrysanthemum     Bradley et al., 1973 Fabaceae       Lotus     Bradley et al., 1973 Plantaginaceae       Plantago     Bradley et al., 1973 Plantago     UKMoths Polygonaceae       Rumex     Bradley et al., 1973 Rumex     UKMoths Rumex acetosa Common Sorrel British leafminers Ranunculaceae       Ranunculus     Bradley et al., 1973 Hosts elsewhere: On the continent it has been recorded on more than 200 host plants (Bradley et al., 1973). Time of year - mines: Unknown. Time of year - adults: June and July (UKMoths). Distribution in Britain: 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). 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). Parasitoids: Unknown.

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