Neocochylis dubitana (Hübner, 1799) Species
Last modified: Nov. 16, 2023, 10:49 a.m.
A fairly common species, well distributed throughout Belgium.
Details
- Classification
- Family: Tortricidae > Subfamily: Tortricinae > Tribus: Cochylini > Genus: Neocochylis > Species: Neocochylis dubitana
- Vernacular names
- Blauwe distelbladroller (NL), Little Conch (EN), Korbblüten-Samenwickler (DE)
- Synonyms
- Cochylis ambiguana (Frölich, 1828)
- First mention in Belgium
- De Sélys-Longchamps E. 1844. Énumération des insectes Lépidoptères de la Belgique. — Mémoires de la Société royale des Sciences de Liége 2: 1–35. On page 22.
- Status
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Native
Distribution
Imago
Wingspan 11–16 mm. White head and palps, blackish thorax.
Museum specimens
Specimens in nature
Bionomics
The larva lives on the flowers and seedheads of various Compositae and there is usually no external sign of feeding. It hibernates spun up amongst debris.
The moths are active in the evening and later come to light.
Flight periods
The adults fly in two generations, usually from mid-May towards late September.
Observed on
- Host plant (species):
- Senecio jacobaea and Solidago virgaurea
- Host plant (genera):
- Crepis and Hieracium
The larva lives on various Compositae like Hieracium umbellatum, Hieracium sylvaticum, Solidago virgaurea, Senecia jacobaea. Other plants mentioned in literature like Crepis, Carduus, and Picris are doubtful.
Habitat
Widespread and occurs on rough grassy hillsides, dry pastures, fens, railway banks, open areas and waste ground.
