Cochylis flaviciliana explained

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)[1] and north-western Africa.[2] The habitat consists of chalky grasslands.The wingspan is 10–17 mm. The forewings are contrasting rose-pink and cream-white.[3] 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.[4] Julius von Kennel provides a full description.[5]

Adults are on wing in May and again from late June to August in two generations per year.[6]

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.[7]

Notes and References

  1. https://web.archive.org/web/20131213094543/http://www.faunaeur.org/full_results.php?id=439301 Fauna Europaea
  2. http://www.funet.fi/index/Tree_of_life/insecta/lepidoptera/ditrysia/tortricoidea/tortricidae/tortricinae/cochylis/index.html Cochylis at funet
  3. http://www.hantsmoths.org.uk/species/0963.php Hants Moths
  4. Meyrick, E., 1895 A Handbook of British Lepidoptera MacMillan, London pdf Keys and description
  5. [Julius von Kennel]
  6. Web site: LOT moths and butterflies . 2013-12-13 . https://web.archive.org/web/20130826084055/http://www.lotmoths.com/species/species.php?frmSpeciesID=1376 . 2013-08-26 . dead .
  7. https://ukmoths.org.uk/show.php?bf=963 UKmoths