Falseuncaria degreyana

Last updated

Breckland conch
Falseuncaria degreyana.jpg
Scientific classification OOjs UI icon edit-ltr.svg
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Tortricidae
Genus: Falseuncaria
Species:
F. degreyana
Binomial name
Falseuncaria degreyana
(McLachlan, 1869) [1]
Synonyms
  • Eupoecilia degreyanaMcLachlan, 1869
  • Conchylis amoenana var. alaianaCaradja, 1916
  • Phalonia roseotinctaFilipjev, 1924

Falseuncaria degreyana, the Breckland conch, is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found in China (Xinjiang), Mongolia, Russia and most of Europe. [2] The habitat consists of meadows, rural areas, waysides, heathlands, moorlands and farmland.

The wingspan is 13–15 mm.

There are two generations per year, with adults on wing in May and again from mid-June to September. [3]

The larvae feed on the flowers of Plantago , Linaria and Antirrhinum species. [4] The species overwinters as a cocoon. [5]

The Falseuncaria degreyana is not to be confused with the cochylis roseana, or the cochylis flaviciliana.

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Cochylini</span> Tribe of moths

The Cochylini are a tribe of tortrix moths. It used to be classified as the subfamily Cochylinae.

<i>Cochylis</i> Genus of tortrix moths

Cochylis is a genus of moths belonging to the subfamily Tortricinae of the family Tortricidae.

<i>Falseuncaria</i> Genus of tortrix moths

Falseuncaria is a genus of moths belonging to the family Tortricidae.

<i>Cochylis hybridella</i> Species of moth

Cochylis hybridella is a moth species of the family Tortricidae. It is found in most of Europe, the Near East, China, Japan, Korea and Russia.

<i>Cochylichroa atricapitana</i> Species of moth

Cochylichroa atricapitana, the black-headed conch, is a moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found in China (Xinjiang) and the eastern Palearctic and most of Europe.

<i>Cochylis discerta</i> Species of moth

Cochylis discerta is a moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found in China and Mongolia.

<i>Cochylis dubitana</i> Species of moth

Cochylis dubitana, the little conch, is a moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found in China (Heilongjiang) and most of Europe. and the Caucasus. It is also found in North America, where it has been recorded from Colorado, Maine, Ontario and Washington.

<i>Cochylis faustana</i> Species of moth

Cochylis faustana is a moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found in China and Russia.

<i>Cochylis posterana</i> Species of moth

Cochylis posterana is a moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found in Europe, Iran and China.

<i>Cochylis triangula</i> Species of moth

Cochylis triangula is a moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found in China in Guizhou and Yunnan.

<i>Cochylis defessana</i> Species of moth

Cochylis defessana is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found in Bulgaria, Romania, Greece, China (Xinjiang), Iran and Turkey.

Cochylis piana is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found in Mongolia, China, Kazakhstan, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan, Afghanistan, Iran and Russia.

Cochylis psychrasema is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found in China.

Cochylis campuloclinium is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found in Argentina.

Falseuncaria aberdarensis is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found in Kenya.

Falseuncaria brunnescens is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found in Shanxi, China.

<i>Falseuncaria ruficiliana</i> Species of moth

Falseuncaria ruficiliana, the red-fringed conch, is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found in China (Xinjiang) and most of Europe. The habitat consists of limestone, heathland and moorland.

Falseuncaria kaszabi is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found in China and Mongolia.

Falseuncaria lechriotoma is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found in China (Hebei) and Mongolia.

Falseuncaria rjaboviana is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found in the country of Georgia.

References