Cochylichroa atricapitana

Cochylichroa atricapitana, the black-headed conch, is a moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found in China (Xinjiang) and most of Europe.[3]

Cochylichroa atricapitana
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Tortricidae
Subfamily: Tortricinae
Tribe: Cochylini
Genus: Cochylichroa
Species:
C. atricapitana
Binomial name
Cochylichroa atricapitana
Synonyms
  • Eupoecilia atricapitana Stephens, 1852

The wingspan is 10.5–13 mm. There are two generations per year with adults on wing from May to June and again in August.

The larvae feed on Senecio jacobaea. Larvae of the first generation first feed on the flowers and later feed in the main stem, causing a swelling. Pupation takes place in a yellowish brown cocoon within the stem. Larvae of the second generation feed in the stems and roots and overwinter. This second generation pupates in April.[4]

Cochylichroa atricapitana was formerly a member of the genus Cochylis, but was moved to the redefined genus Cochylichroa in 2019 as a result of phylogenetic analysis.[5]

References
  1. Fauna Europaea
  2. tortricidae.com
  3. Cochylis Treitschke in China: one new species and five new records (Lepidoptera, Tortricidae, Cochylini)
  4. UKmoths
  5. Brown, John Wesley (2019). "New genera, new species, and new combinations in new world Cochylina (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae: Tortricinae)". Zootaxa. 4671 (2). doi:10.11646/zootaxa.4671.2.2.


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