Cochylidia implicitana explained

Cochylidia implicitana, the chamomile conch, is a moth of the family Tortricidae. It was described by Wocke in 1856. It is found in most of Europe, except Ireland and most of the Balkan Peninsula.^[1] Outside of Europe, it is found in Morocco, the Alatau mountains in Central Asia,^[2] Iran and China (Xinjiang).^[3] The habitat consists of waste ground and verges.

The wingspan is 10–. Adults are on wing from May to August in one generation per year.

The larvae feed on a wide range of plants, including Artemisia campestris, Matricaria, Aster, Anthemis, Solidago, Chrysanthemum, Alchemilla, Helichrysum and Tanacetum species.^{[4] [5]}

Notes and References

1. Web site: Cochylidia implicitana (Wocke, 1856). https://web.archive.org/web/20131212142813/http://www.faunaeur.org/full_results.php?id=439332. dead. December 12, 2013. Fauna Europaea. 2.6.2. 29 August 2013. 6 June 2017.
2. http://www.nic.funet.fi/pub/sci/bio/life/insecta/lepidoptera/ditrysia/tortricoidea/tortricidae/tortricinae/cochylidia/index.html Cochylidia at funet
3. , 2012: Review of the genus Cochylidia Obraztsov (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae: Cochylini) in China. Zootaxa 3268: 1-15.
4. Web site: microlepidoptera.nl . 2013-12-12 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140701152225/http://microlepidoptera.nl/soorten/species.php?speciescode=361150&p=1 . 2014-07-01 . dead .
5. https://ukmoths.org.uk/show.php?bf=956 UKmoths