Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Tortricidae Scientific name Cochylidia rupicola | Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Genus Cochylidia Rank Species | |
 | ||
Similar Cochylidia implicitana, Capua vulgana, Epagoge grotiana, Clepsis rurinana, Eupoecilia angustana | ||
The chalk-cliff tortrix or conch (Cochylidia rupicola) is a moth of the Tortricidae family.
Contents
Description
Cochylidia rupicola is a small sized 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.
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. After this feeding period, the larva builds a cocoon near the food plant in which it overwinters.
Distribution
This univoltine species is present in most of Europe and the Near East.
Habitat
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.