Cochylidia heydeniana, Crete - photo © K. Bormpoudaki
Cochylidia heydeniana (Herrich-Schäffer, 1851)
MOTH INFO
Cochylidia heydeniana is a moth of the family Tortricidae on the island of Crete, Greece.
Scientific name
Cochylidia heydeniana (Herrich-Schäffer, 1851)
Cochylis heydeniana (Herrich-Schäffer, 1851)
Cochylis pudorana (Staudinger, 1859)
Conchylis erigerana (Walsingham, 1891)
Phalonia sabulicola (Walsingham, 1900)
Phalonia almana (Kennel, 1919)
Phalonia obraztsovi (Amsel, 1951)
Cochylidia amseli (Obraztsov, 1956)
Common name
Blue-fleabane Conch
Classification
Superfamily: Tortricoidea > Family: Tortricidae > Subfamily: Tortricinae > Tribus: Cochylini > Genus: Cochylidia
Wingspan
9-13 mm
Habitat
Dry rocky areas and coastal areas.
Food plant
The larva is oligophagous on Compositae (Erigeron canadensis, Pulicaria dysenterica, Dittrichia viscosa). The larvae of the first generation live in the flower heads and those of the second generation in the peduncles.
Flight Period
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