Cnephasia communana (Herrich-Schäffer 1851) (Family Tortricidae)

Forewing Length: 9-11mm;
Wingspan: 18-22mm
Egg Larva Pupa Adult
June - July
(10-15 Days)
(Winter) ? May - July
(Earliest: 17.6)

Biotopes:
Wet Meadows

Gardens
Food:
(Larva)
(Polyphagous)

Plantago

Fragaria vesca

Leucanthemum vulgare
Possible Food:
(Larva)
(Polyphagous)

Lotus

Rumex
Food:
(Adult)

Rumex obtusifolius Nectar
Possible Parasitoids:
Many Ichneumonidae Larvae

Many Braconidae Larvae

Several Tachinidae Larvae
Possible Predators:
Several Vespidae

Several Miridae

Catalogue of the Lepidoptera of Belgium: Cnephasia communana
Eurasian Tortricidae: Cnephasia communana
Cnephasia communana
Nature Spot: Cnephasia communana
Lepiforum: Cnephasia communana
Plant Parasites of Europe: Cnephasia communana


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