| Neosphaleroptera | |
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Tortricidae |
| Tribe: | Cnephasiini |
| Genus: | Neosphaleroptera Ral, 1953 |
| Species: | N. nubilana |
| Binomial name | |
| Neosphaleroptera nubilana | |
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Neosphaleroptera is a genus of moths belonging to the subfamily Tortricinae of the family Tortricidae. [2] It contains only one species, Neosphaleroptera nubilana, which is found in almost all of Europe and the Near East.
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The wingspan is 12–14 mm. Adults are on wing from June to July. [3]
The larvae feed on Crataegus , Prunus and Pyrus species. They spin together the leaves of their host plant and feed from within. [4]
