Cochylis flaviciliana

Cochylis flaviciliana
	in Westwood, J. O. (1854): Index entomologicus
	Cochylis flaviciliana Russia, Moscow Oblast
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Tortricidae
Genus:	Cochylis
Species:	C. flaviciliana
Binomial name
	Cochylis flaviciliana; (Westwood, 1854)[1]
Synonyms
	Eupoecilia flaviciliana Westwood, 1854;

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)[2] and north-western Africa.[3] The habitat consists of chalky grasslands.

The wingspan is 10–17 mm. The forewings are contrasting rose-pink and cream-white.[4] Adults are on wing in May and again from late June to August in two generations per year.[5]

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.[6]

References

tortricidae.com
Fauna Europaea
Cochylis at funet
Hants Moths
"LOT moths and butterflies". Archived from the original on 2013-08-26. Retrieved 2013-12-13.
UKmoths

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[1] tortricidae.com

[2] Fauna Europaea

[3] Cochylis at funet

[4] Hants Moths

[5] "LOT moths and butterflies". Archived from the original on 2013-08-26. Retrieved 2013-12-13.

[6] UKmoths