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Carnation twist

Cacoecimorpha pronubana (Hübner, [1796-1799])

Status not recordedbutterflies and moths

The carnation twist (Cacoecimorpha pronubana) is a species in the family Tortricidae, order Lepidoptera.

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Quick facts about the carnation twist

Weight
Not recorded
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the carnation twist live?

Not recorded

Where has it been introduced?

The Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species lists the carnation twist as introduced in 6 countries.

  1. Denmark
  2. Ireland
  3. Netherlands
  4. Poland
  5. Russia
  6. United States

Introduced means brought by people and now present; invasive means the country's checklist records an impact. A species can be native to one part of a country and introduced in another. Source: Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species (CC BY 4.0).

Is the carnation twist endangered?

No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.

How is the carnation twist classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumArthropoda
  3. classInsecta
  4. orderLepidoptera
  5. familyTortricidae
  6. genusCacoecimorpha
  7. SpeciesCacoecimorpha pronubana (Hübner, [1796-1799])

Synonyms Cacoecimorpha ambustana, Cacoecimorpha hermineana, Cacoecimorpha herminiana, Cacoecimorpha insolatana, Cacoecimorpha obsoletana, Cacoecimorpha perochreana, Tortrix ambustana, Tortrix hermineana, Tortrix herminiana, Tortrix insolatana, Tortrix musculana f. obsoletana, Tortrix perochreana, Tortrix pronubana

Other names and names in other languages (19)
  • Carnation tortixEnglish
  • Carnation tortrixEnglish
  • obaleč hvozdíkovýCzech
  • Tortrics PeniganauWelsh
  • NellikeviklerDanish
  • Mittelmeer-NelkenwicklerGerman
  • outorullakääriäinenFinnish
  • Tordeuse de l'OeilletFrench
  • Szegfű-sodrómolyHungarian
  • tortrice del garofanoItalian
  • AnjermotDutch
  • Листовёртка гвоздичнаяRussian
  • obaľovač klinčekovýSlovak
  • nejlikvecklareSwedish
  • Karanfil YaprakbükeniTurkish
  • Tortricsod PeniganauWelsh
  • Tordeuse méditerranéenne de l'œilletFrench
  • AnjerbladrollerDutch
  • tropikbredvecklareSwedish

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the carnation twist

Other species in the same family Tortricidae.

Codlin moth

Cydia pomonella

TortricidaeNo free photo yet

Vine moth

Eupoecilia ambiguella

TortricidaeNo free photo yet

Pea moth

Cydia nigricana

TortricidaeNo free photo yet

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Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

Is the carnation twist an invasive species?

The Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species lists the carnation twist as introduced in 6 countries, including Denmark, Ireland, Netherlands, Poland and Russia, but does not flag it as invasive in any of them.

What kind of animal is the carnation twist?

The carnation twist (Cacoecimorpha pronubana) belongs to the family Tortricidae in the order Lepidoptera.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Carnation twist (Cacoecimorpha pronubana). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/carnation-twist

MLA

“Carnation twist (Cacoecimorpha pronubana).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/carnation-twist.

BibTeX
@misc{carnation_twist_2026,
  title = {Carnation twist (Cacoecimorpha pronubana)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/carnation-twist},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-14}
}