Cochylidia rupicola
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The Chalk-cliff Tortrix or Conch (Cochylidia rupicola) is a moth
of the Tortricidae
family. It is found in most of Europe
and the Near East
.
The wingspan
is about 13 mm. Adults are on wing from June to July. They typically fly from dusk onwards.
The larvae feed on the flowers and seeds of Eupatorium cannabinum during August to October. After this feeding period, the larva builds a cocoon near the foodplant in which it overwinters.
Moth
A moth is an insect closely related to the butterfly, both being of the order Lepidoptera. Moths form the majority of this order; there are thought to be 150,000 to 250,000 different species of moth , with thousands of species yet to be described...
of the Tortricidae
Tortricidae
Tortricidae is a family of moths, commonly known as tortrix moths, in the order Lepidoptera. Tortricidae is a large family with over 9,400 species described, and is the sole member of the superfamily Tortricoidea. Many of these are economically important pests. Olethreutidae is a junior synonym...
family. It is found in most of Europe
Europe
Europe is, by convention, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally 'divided' from Asia to its east by the watershed divides of the Ural and Caucasus Mountains, the Ural River, the Caspian and Black Seas, and the waterways connecting...
and the Near East
Near East
The Near East is a geographical term that covers different countries for geographers, archeologists, and historians, on the one hand, and for political scientists, economists, and journalists, on the other...
.
The wingspan
Wingspan
The wingspan of an airplane or a bird, is the distance from one wingtip to the other wingtip. For example, the Boeing 777 has a wingspan of about ; and a Wandering Albatross caught in 1965 had a wingspan of , the official record for a living bird.The term wingspan, more technically extent, is...
is about 13 mm. Adults are on wing from June to July. They typically fly from dusk onwards.
The larvae feed on the flowers and seeds of Eupatorium cannabinum during August to October. After this feeding period, the larva builds a cocoon near the foodplant in which it overwinters.