Cochylis dubitana

Cochylis dubitana, the little conch, is a moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found in China (Heilongjiang) and most of Europe.[3] It is also found in North America, where it has been recorded from Colorado, Maine, Ontario and Washington.[4]

"Little conch" redirects here. For the island in Florida, United States, see Little Conch Key.

Cochylis dubitana
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Tortricidae
Genus: Cochylis
Species:
C. dubitana
Binomial name
Cochylis dubitana
(Hübner, [1799])[1][2]
Synonyms
  • Tortrix dubitana Hübner, [1799]
  • Tortrix ambiguana Frölich, 1828
  • Lobesia baseirufana Bruand, 1850
  • Simaethis albidana Walker, 1866
  • Cochylis islandicana Björnsson, 1968
  • Neocochylis dubitana (Hübner, [1799])

The wingspan is 11–16 mm.[5] There are two generations per year with adults on wing in June and again in August.

The larvae feed inside the flowers and developing seedheads of various Asteraceae species, including Senecio, Crepis and Hieracium species and Sonchus arvensis and Solidago virgaurea. Larvae can be found in July and from August to April. They overwinter in a cocoon among debris. Pupation takes place from April to July in a cocoon on the ground among debris.[6]

References
  1. Fauna Europaea
  2. tortricidae.com
  3. Cochylis Treitschke in China: one new species and five new records (Lepidoptera, Tortricidae, Cochylini)
  4. mothphotographersgroup
  5. "microlepidoptera.nl". Archived from the original on 2014-07-01. Retrieved 2013-01-16.
  6. UKmoths


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