Cochylidia rupicola | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Tortricidae |
Genus: | Cochylidia |
Species: | C. rupicola
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Cochylidia rupicola | |
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Cochylidia rupicola, the chalk-cliff tortrix or conch, is a moth of the family Tortricidae.
Cochylidia rupicola is a small moth with a wingspan of 13–15 millimetres (0.51–0.59 in). Forewings show a rounded apex, a broad brown median fascia and characteristic postmedian and subapical markings. Julius von Kennel provides a full description. [2]
Adults are on wing from June to the end of July. They typically fly from dusk onwards.
The larvae feed on the flowers and seeds of hemp agrimony ( Eupatorium cannabinum), gypsywort ( Lycopus europaeus), and of Chrysocoma linosyris during August to October.
This univoltine species is present in most of Europe and the Near East.
The chalk-cliff tortrix can be found in a wide range of habitats, on the woodland margins, in marshes and fens, in stream banks and in lanes.
Cochylidia rupicola | |
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Dorsal view | |
Lateral view | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Tortricidae |
Genus: | Cochylidia |
Species: | C. rupicola
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Binomial name | |
Cochylidia rupicola | |
Synonyms | |
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Cochylidia rupicola, the chalk-cliff tortrix or conch, is a moth of the family Tortricidae.
Cochylidia rupicola is a small moth with a wingspan of 13–15 millimetres (0.51–0.59 in). Forewings show a rounded apex, a broad brown median fascia and characteristic postmedian and subapical markings. Julius von Kennel provides a full description. [2]
Adults are on wing from June to the end of July. They typically fly from dusk onwards.
The larvae feed on the flowers and seeds of hemp agrimony ( Eupatorium cannabinum), gypsywort ( Lycopus europaeus), and of Chrysocoma linosyris during August to October.
This univoltine species is present in most of Europe and the Near East.
The chalk-cliff tortrix can be found in a wide range of habitats, on the woodland margins, in marshes and fens, in stream banks and in lanes.