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.
| Cochylis flaviciliana | |
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| in Westwood, J. O. (1854): Index entomologicus | |
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| Cochylis flaviciliana Russia, Moscow Oblast | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Tortricidae |
| Genus: | Cochylis |
| Species: | C. flaviciliana |
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| Cochylis flaviciliana | |
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The wingspan is 10–17 mm. The forewings are contrasting rose-pink and cream-white.[4] It differs from Cochylis roseana as follows : forewings with ground - colour ochreous whitish, cilia ferruginous-yellow, without dark fuscous line. The larva varies from dull green to reddish-brown head and plate of 2 brown.[5] Julius von Kennel provides a full description.[6]
Adults are on wing in May and again from late June to August in two generations per year.[7]
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.[8]
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