Cnephasia communana (Herrich-Schäffer, 1851)

Alipanah, Helen, 2019, An overview of the tribe Cnephasiini (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae: Tortricinae) of Iran with description of a new species, Zootaxa 4661 (3), pp. 501-521 : 505

10. Cnephasia communana (Herrich-Schäffer, 1851)

Material examined. Mâzandarân Prov.: 3 ♀♀, Kelârdasht, Tuydareh, Mâzichâl , 1400 m, 24.v.2003, Gilâsiân, Nematiân leg. ( GS: HA-1298) .

Distribution. Western Palaearctic from Iberian Peninsula to Karelia and Caucasus; Transcaucasia; Transural, southern Siberia, Kazakhstan, Turkmenia; northern Africa including Libya; Asia Minor ( Razowski 2002).

Remarks. The genitalia of the examined females match those figured by Razowski (2002: 88); however, the colliculum is less sclerotized than the funnel-shaped antrum ( Fig. 2B ). This species is newly reported for the fauna of Iran.

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FIGURE 2. Female genitalia of Cnephasia species. A) C. constantinana Razowski, B) C. communana (Herrich-Schäffer), C) C. genitalana Pierce & Metcalfe, D) Eana incanana (Stephens).