Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Tortricidae Rank Species | Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Genus Commophila | |
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Similar Gynnidomorpha alismana, Cochylidia implicitana, Phalonidia curvistrigana | ||
Commophila aeneana, the orange conch, is a species of moth of the Tortricidae family. It is found in Great Britain, France, Belgium, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Italy and Romania.
The wingspan is 15–19 mm. Adults are on wing from May to June in one generation per year. The forewings are golden-yellow with metallic blue markings.
The larvae feed on Senecio jacobaea, Senecio paludosus and Picris hieracioides. They feed on the roots of their host plant. Larvae can be found from September throughout the winter. The species hibernates in the larval stage.
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