Cnephasia incertana (Treitschke, 1835)
light grey tortrix allied shade moth
Halimione portulacoides, Frankijk, dép. Pas-de-Calais, Berck-sur-Mer, baie d’Authie, 29.ix.2022 © Stéphane Claerebout
the larva
broadly polyphagous on herbs
mine
The larva lives among spun leaves. Rarely the young larva makes a small, full depth mine without a definite shape; little frass. Some silk is deposited in the mine.
host plants
Acer; Achillea clavennae, millefolium; Aconitum; Adenostyles alpina; Adoxa moschatellina; Aegopodium podagraria; Aesculus hippocastanum; Agrimonia eupatoria; Agrostemma githago; Alchemilla; Androsace; Anthyllis; Aquilegia; Arctium; Armeria maritima; Arnica; Artemisia; Asperula; Aster; Astragalus; Atriplex; Barbarea; Bellis; Brassica napus, rapa; Bryonia; Cakile maritima; Calendula; Caltha; Calystegia sepium; Campanula; Capsella; Cardamine; Carthamus; Carum; Centaurea solstitialis; Cerastium fontanum subsp. vulgare, glomeratum, semidecandrum; Chaerophyllum; Chenopodium; Chrysosplenium; Cichorium; Cirsium; Claytonia; Colchicum; Conopodium; Convolvulus; Crataegus monogyna, rhipidophylla; Crepis; Cucurbita; Cyclamen; Dactylis; Daucus carota; Delphinium; Digitalis; Dioscorea communis; Dipsacus; Echium; Epilobium hirsutum; Erigeron; Erodium; Erysimum; Eupatorium; Euphorbia; Fagopyrum; Fagus sylvatica; Ficaria verna; Filipendula; Foeniculum; Fragaria; Fumaria; Gagea; Galega; Galeopsis; Genista; Gentiana; Geranium; Geum urbanum; Glechoma; Globularia;Glyceria; Gnaphalium; Halimione portulacoides; Hedera helix; Helianthus; Heracleum; Hirschfeldia incana; Holosteum umbellatum; Humulus lupulus; Hypericum; Hypochaeris; Impatiens, Inula; Isatis; Kickxia; Lactuca; Lamium; Lapsana; Lathyrus niger; Lens culinaris; Lepidium; Leucanthemum vulgare; Lithospermum; Lonicera; Lotus; Lupinus; Lycopus; Lysimachia; Malus; Medicago; Melilotus; Melissa; Milium; Mimulus; Moehringia; Myosotis sylvatica; Myosurus; Neslia; Onobrychis; Ononis; Phalaroides arundinacea; Pimpinella; Plantago; Primula; Pulmonaria officinalis; Ranunculus; Rhinanthus; Ribes; Rumex acetosa; Saxifraga; Scandix; Scorzonera; Scrophularia; Serratula; Silene alba; Sison amomum; Sonchus; Spergularia; Stachys sylvatica; Symphytum; Teucrium; Thlaspi; Trifolium pratense; Trigonella; Tulipa; Tussilago; Umbilicus; Valeriana tripteris; Verbena; Vicia faba; Vitis vinifera; Zinnia elegans.
phenology
Mining larvae in April – June (Hering, 1957a).
BENELUX
BE recorded (Phegea, 2009).
NE recorded Kuchlein & de Vos, 1999a; Microlepidoptera.nl, 2009).
LUX recorded (Fauna Europaea, 2009).
distribution within Europe
Entire Europe (Fauna Europaea, 2009).
larva
Larva dark green to blackish; head pale brown, rear margin black. Prothoracic and anal shield shining black brown with a light anterior rim; thoracic feet black. Prolegs wit a double circle of hooks (Swatschek, 1958a). The pinacula are colourless, only the basis of the setae is black (Buhr, 1953a); no anal comb. See Ippolito, Mackay, Swatschek, for a detailed description of the chaetotaxy and morphology.
pupa
See Patočka & Turčáni.
synonyms
Cnephasiella incertana.
notes
Despite the long list of host plants, mines in practice are found only very rarely in the Netherlands.
references
Barton (2015a), Beiger (1955a, 1956a, 1965a), Bradley, Tremewan & Smith (1973a), Buhr (1935a,b, 1953a), Clement (1990a), Corley, Marabuto, Maravalhas ao (2008a), Disqué (1905a), Hancock & Bland (2015a), Hering (1957a), Huber (1969a), Huemer (2012a), Ippolito (1997a), Kuchlein & Donner (1993a), Kuchlein & de Vos (1999a), Lepiforum (2019), Maček (1999a), Mackay (1962a), Meijerman & Ulenberg (2000a), Michna (1975a), Mitterberger (1931a), Modlinger & Liška (2016a), Patočka & Turčáni (2005a), Robbins (1991a), Sønderup (1949a), Swatschek (1958a), Szőcs (1977a).