Cnephasia incertana, the light grey tortrix, is a moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found all over Europe.

Cnephasia incertana
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Tortricidae
Genus:	Cnephasia
Species:	C. incertana
Binomial name
Cnephasia incertana (Treitschke, 1835)[1]
Synonyms
Sciaphila incertana Treitschke, 1835 Cnephasia incertana f. atticana Razowski, 1958 Tortrix barbarana Walsingham, 1900 Cnephasia incertana f. berguniana Razowski, 1958 Cnephasia kurdistana Amsel, 1955 Cnephasia pascuana ab. leucotaeniana Schawerda, 1914 minorana Herrich-Schaffer, 1847 Tortrix (Sciaphila) minorana Herrich-Schaffer, 1851 minusculana Zeller, 1849 Cnephasia incertana f. proincertana Razowski, 1958 Cnephasia (Cnephasiella) pascuana form ind. pseudocommunana Real, 1953 Sciaphila subjectana Guenee, 1845

The wingspan is 14–18 mm.The forewings are light grey with three more or less definite irregular cross-bands. The hindwings are grey-brown.Julius von Kennel provides a full description. [2]

Adults are on wing from June to July.

The larvae feed on a wide range of herbaceous plants such as Plantago and Rumex.

References

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