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Flax tortrix

Cnephasia asseclana ([Denis & Schiffermüller], 1775)

Status not recordedbutterflies and moths

The flax tortrix (Cnephasia asseclana) is a species in the family Tortricidae, order Lepidoptera.

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Quick facts about the flax tortrix

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 flax tortrix live?

Not recorded

Where has it been introduced?

The Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species lists the flax tortrix as introduced in 1 country.

  1. 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 flax tortrix 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 flax tortrix classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumArthropoda
  3. classInsecta
  4. orderLepidoptera
  5. familyTortricidae
  6. genusCnephasia
  7. SpeciesCnephasia asseclana ([Denis & Schiffermüller], 1775)

Synonyms Cnephasia confluens, Cnephasia interjectana, Cnephasia interjectana f. confluens, Cnephasia interjectana f. latior, Cnephasia interjectana f. mediocris, Cnephasia latior, Cnephasia mediocris, Cnephasia oleraceana, Cnephasia virgaureana, Cnephasia virgaurenana, Phalaena asseclana, Sciaphila virgaureana, Sciaphila wahlbomiana virgaureana, Tortrix asseclana, Tortrix interjectana, Tortrix oleraceana

Other names and names in other languages (16)
  • obaleč polníCzech
  • Tortrics LlinWelsh
  • SkyggeviklerDanish
  • Gemeiner GrauwicklerGerman
  • parviharmokääriäinenFinnish
  • vanlig gråviklerNorwegian Bokmål
  • Fijne spikkelbladrollerDutch
  • vanleg gråviklarNorwegian Nynorsk
  • Листовёртка золотой розгиRussian
  • obaľovač zlatobyľovýSlovak
  • linskottvecklareSwedish
  • Tortricsod LlinWelsh
  • spraglet gråviklerNorwegian Bokmål
  • spraglet gråviklarNorwegian Nynorsk
  • mellangråvecklareSwedish
  • utbredd gråvecklareSwedish

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the flax tortrix

Other species in the same genus Cnephasia.

Gray tortrix

Cnephasia stephensiana

TortricidaeNo free photo yet

May shade

Cnephasia communana

TortricidaeNo free photo yet

Coast shade

Cnephasia conspersana

TortricidaeNo free photo yet

Dover shade

Cnephasia genitalana

TortricidaeNo free photo yet

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Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

Is the flax tortrix an invasive species?

The Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species lists the flax tortrix as introduced in 1 country: United States, but does not flag it as invasive in any of them.

What kind of animal is the flax tortrix?

The flax tortrix (Cnephasia asseclana) belongs to the family Tortricidae in the order Lepidoptera.

Sources and how to cite this page

Data as of 2026-11-14. How this page is put together.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Flax tortrix (Cnephasia asseclana). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/flax-tortrix

MLA

“Flax tortrix (Cnephasia asseclana).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/flax-tortrix.

BibTeX
@misc{flax_tortrix_2026,
  title = {Flax tortrix (Cnephasia asseclana)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/flax-tortrix},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-14}
}