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Cnephasia alticolana is a moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found in Siberia and most of Europe (with the exception of Great Britain, Ireland, the Benelux, Norway and extreme south-eastern Europe).

Cnephasia alticolana
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Tortricidae
Genus:	Cnephasia
Species:	C. alticolana
Binomial name
Cnephasia alticolana (Herrich-Schäffer, 1851)
Synonyms
Tortrix (Sciaphila) alticolana Herrich-Schäffer, 1851 Cnephasia branderiana Franz, 1953 Cnephasia alticolana f. decaryi Réal, 1953 Cnephasia alticolana f. juncta Réal, 1953 Cnephasia nemesii Stanoiu & Nemes, 1974

The wingspan is 16–22 mm. The moth flies from May to the end of August.

The larvae feed on Bellis, Crepis, Hieracium, Plantago, Primula, Rumex, Taraxacum and Urtica species.

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