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Tortricidae 51a0067 – 3567.1   Cnephasia stephensiana (Doubleday, 1849)              Gray Tortrix

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Distribution: Introduced from Europe. Larva and Host Plants: Host familiy: Amaranthaceae[Chenopodiaceae] Apiaceae Asteraceae Ebenaceae Ericaceae Fabaceae Hyacinthaceae[Liliace..  Host genera: Artemisia Carduus Carlina Centaurea Chenopodium[unresolved] Chrysanthemum Cirsium Diospyros Erigeron...  Host extended: over 120 Palearctic host plant records (Mutuura 1982b); highly polyphagous feed as miner & in webbe...  (Kimberley & Douglas 2025) Similar Species: Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.) Synonymy: stephensiana (Doubleday, 1849) (Sciaphila) - MONA 1983: [NEW] anatolica Obraztsov, 1950 (Cnephasia) atlantis Filipjev, 1934 (Cnephasia) atlantis Filipjev, 1935 (Cnephasia) cinereipalpana Razowski, 1958 (Cnephasia) hispanica Obraztsov, 1950 (Cnephasia) kurentsovi Filipjev, 1962 (Cnephasia) octomaculana Curtis, 1826 (Cnephasia) octomaculana Curtis, 1829 (Cnephasia) octomaculana Curtis, 1850 (Cnephasia) perplexana Stephens, 1852 (Cnephasia) stolidana (Walker, 1863) (Sciaphila) uniformana Caradja, 1916 (Cnephasia) wilkinsoni Réal, 1952 (Cnephasia) Taxonomic Notes: Cnephasia stephensiana (Doubleday, 1849) is now recognized among the North American fauna north of Mexico.

References (Caution: DNA barcoding at BOLD provides evidence of relatedness, not proof of identification; some BOLD specimens shown may not be sequenced.)

Barcode of Life (BOLD) - Caution: Identifications often erroneous; DNA barcode provides evidence of relatedness, not proof of identification; many specimens not sequenced. Shropshire, K.J. & D.W. Tallamy, 2025. Lepidoptera of North America, north of Mexico: an annotated list containing geographic ranges and host-plant records. ZooKeys, 1261: 101-113; Suppl. 1. (PDF or read online) Species Page at BugGuide.Net Species Page at Mass Moths Species Page at Tortricid ID - Identification Technology Program (ITP) Species Page at iNaturalist

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