Cochylimorpha straminea

Cochylimorpha straminea
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Tortricidae
Genus:	Cochylimorpha
Species:	C. straminea
Binomial name
Cochylimorpha straminea (Haworth, [1811])[1]
Synonyms
Tortrix straminea Haworth, [1811] Phalonia glaisana Lucas, 1942 Euxanthis lentiginosana Kennel, 1901 Euxanthis numidana Turati, 1924 Euxanthis pallens Lucas, 1954 Euxanthis ramessana Rebel, 1912 Euxanthis scabiosana Kennel, 1901 Tortrix stramineana Haworth, [1828] Conchylis substraminea Ragonot, 1895 Cochylis sudana Duponchel, in Godart, 1836 Cochylis tischerana Treischke, 1830 Euxanthis translucidana Turati, 1934 Euxanthis straminea ab. wiatkensis Krulikowsky, 1908

Cochylimorpha straminea, the Straw Conch, is a species of moth of the Tortricidae family. It is found in most of Europe,^[2] Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, Asia Minor, the Palestinian territories, Iraq, Syria, Armenia, Transcaspia, Turkmenistan^[3] and Iran (the Elburz Mountains).^[4]

The wingspan is 13–21 mm.^[5] There are two generations per year, with adults on wing from May to July and again from late August to September.

The larvae feed on Scabiosa, Artemisia and Centaurea species. They feed on the developing seeds within the stems of their host plant, just below the flowerhead. Second generation larvae may also feed on young shoots.^[6]

References

1. tortricidae.com
2. Fauna Europaea
3. Cochylimorpha at funet
4. Alipanah, Helen, 2009: Synopsis of the Cochylini (Tortricidae: Tortricinae: Cochylini) of Iran, with the description of a new species. Zootaxa 2245: 1-31.
5. lepidoptera.eu
6. UKmoths