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

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.

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

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  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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