Cochylis flaviciliana

Cochylis flaviciliana, the gold-fringed conch, is a moth of the family Tortricidae. It was described by Westwood in 1854. It is found in most of Europe (except Portugal, most of the Balkan Peninsula and Ukraine)[2] and north-western Africa.[3] The habitat consists of chalky grasslands.

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Cochylis flaviciliana
in Westwood, J. O. (1854): Index entomologicus
Cochylis flaviciliana Russia, Moscow Oblast
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Tortricidae
Genus: Cochylis
Species:
C. flaviciliana
Binomial name
Cochylis flaviciliana
(Westwood, 1854)[1]
Synonyms
  • Eupoecilia flaviciliana Westwood, 1854

The wingspan is 10–17 mm. The forewings are contrasting rose-pink and cream-white.[4] It differs from Cochylis roseana as follows : forewings with ground - colour ochreous whitish, cilia ferruginous-yellow, without dark fuscous line. The larva varies from dull green to reddish-brown head and plate of 2 brown.[5] Julius von Kennel provides a full description.[6]

Adults are on wing in May and again from late June to August in two generations per year.[7]

The larvae feed on Knautia arvensis and Scabiosa species. They feed in the seedheads of their host plant. Larvae can be found from July to October, they then spin a cocoon on the ground amongst detritus where they hibernate before pupation takes place in spring.[8]

References
  1. tortricidae.com
  2. Fauna Europaea
  3. Cochylis at funet
  4. Hants Moths
  5. Meyrick, E., 1895 A Handbook of British Lepidoptera MacMillan, London pdf Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain. Keys and description
  6. Julius von Kennel, 1921, The Palaearktischen Tortriciden, eine monographische Darstellung. Stuttgart: E. Schweizerbart'sche Verlagsbuchhandlung. 742 pp. - Palaearctic Tortricidae, a monograph.pdf at Zobodat 259- 260
  7. "LOT moths and butterflies". Archived from the original on 2013-08-26. Retrieved 2013-12-13.
  8. UKmoths
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