Cnephasia lineata (Walsingham, 1900)
Lepidoptera, Tortricidae

Cyclamen purpurascens, Palestine; uit from & Hering (1931a)
mine
Rather large, full depth blotch with little frass. Silk that is deposited within the mine contracts and strongly crumples the leaf. The larva regularly makes a new mine. The larva mines till just before pupation, that takes place outside the mine.
hostplants
polyphagous on herbs
Antirrhinum siculum; Asperugo procumbens; Centaurea hyalolepis; Cirsium; Cyclamen purpurascens; Cymbalaria muralis; Euphorbia; Geranium; Glaucium aleppicum; Hyoscyamus aureus; Mercurialis annua; Notobasis syriaca; Polygonum aviculare; Ranunculus asiaticus; Raphanus; Senecio leucanthemifolius subsp. vernalis; Stellaria media; Umbilicus horizontalis; Urtica.
phenology
Larvae from February till May (Hering, 1957a).
distribution within Europe
Palestina (Amsel & Hering, 1931a).
larva
Greyish.
synonyms
Cnephasia terebrana Amsel & Hering, 1931a; cf Baixeras ao, (2008).
references
Amsel & Hering (1931a), Hering (1957a), Baixeras ao (2008)
07/02/2017