Cochylidia rupicola

Cochylidia rupicola
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Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Tortricidae
Genus:	Cochylidia
Species:	C. rupicola
Binomial name
	Cochylidia rupicola; (Curtis, 1834)
Synonyms
	Cochylis rupicolaCurtis, 1834; Tortrix (Cochylis) humidanaHerrich-Schäffer, 1851; Cochylis marginanaStephens, 1834; Eupoecilia rupicolanaBloomfield, 1873;

Last updated March 21, 2025

Cochylidia rupicola, the chalk-cliff tortrix or conch, is a moth of the family Tortricidae.

Description

Cochylidia rupicola is a small moth with a wingspan of 13–15 millimetres (0.51–0.59 in). Forewings show a rounded apex, a broad brown median fascia and characteristic postmedian and subapical markings. Julius von Kennel provides a full description.^[2]

Adults are on wing from June to the end of July. They typically fly from dusk onwards.

The larvae feed on the flowers and seeds of hemp agrimony ( Eupatorium cannabinum ), gypsywort ( Lycopus europaeus ), and of Chrysocoma linosyris during August to October.

Distribution

This univoltine species is present in most of Europe and the Near East.

Habitat

The chalk-cliff tortrix can be found in a wide range of habitats, on the woodland margins, in marshes and fens, in stream banks and in lanes.

References

↑ tortricidae.com
↑ Julius von Kennel, 1921, The Palaearktischen Tortriciden, eine monographische Darstellung. Stuttgart: E. Schweizerbart'sche Verlagsbuchhandlung. 742 pp. - Palaearctic Tortricidae, a monograph.pdf at Zobodat 272-273.

Curtis, J. (1823-1840): British Entomology; Being Illustrations and Descriptions of the Genera of Insects Found in Great Britain and Ireland: Containing Coloured Figures from Nature of the Most Rare and Beautiful Species, and in Many Instances of the Plants upon which they are Found. Vol VI. Lepidoptera, Part II. London (E. Ellis & Co.).
Fauna Europaea
Biolib
Hantsmoths

External links

Data related to Cochylidia rupicola at Wikispecies
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[1] tortricidae.com

[2] Julius von Kennel, 1921, The Palaearktischen Tortriciden, eine monographische Darstellung. Stuttgart: E. Schweizerbart'sche Verlagsbuchhandlung. 742 pp. - Palaearctic Tortricidae, a monograph.pdf at Zobodat 272-273.

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