Commophila aeneana

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Commophila aeneana
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Tortricidae
Genus: Commophila
Species:
C. aeneana
Binomial name
Commophila aeneana
(Hubner, [1799-1800]) [1]
Synonyms
  • Tortrix aeneanaHubner, [1799-1800]

Commophila aeneana, the orange conch, is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found in Great Britain, France, Belgium, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Italy and Romania. [2]

The wingspan is 15–19 mm. Adults are on wing from May to June in one generation per year. The forewings are golden-yellow with metallic blue markings.

The larvae feed on Senecio jacobaea , Senecio paludosus and Picris hieracioides . They feed on the roots of their host plant. Larvae can be found from September throughout the winter. The species hibernates in the larval stage. [3]

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References

  1. tortricidae.com
  2. Fauna Europaea
  3. "Lepidoptera of Belgium". Archived from the original on 2011-09-08. Retrieved 2014-02-05.