Neocochylis hybridella (Hübner, 1813) Species
Last modified: Nov. 16, 2023, 10:59 a.m.
A rare species throughout Belgium.
Details
- Classification
- Family: Tortricidae > Subfamily: Tortricinae > Tribus: Cochylini > Genus: Neocochylis > Species: Neocochylis hybridella
- Vernacular names
- Koperrandbladroller (NL), White-bodied Conch (EN), Bitterkraut-Samenwickler (DE)
- First mention in Belgium
- De Crombrugghe G. 1902b. Note sur quelques Microlépidoptères de la faune belge. — Annales de la Société Entomologique de Belgique 46: 481–483. On page 481.
- Status
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Native
Distribution
Imago
Wingspan 12–15 mm. It has a white thorax and head.
Museum specimens
Specimens in nature
Bionomics
The larva lives on the flowers and unripe seed and it hibernates full-fed in a cocoon spun amongst detritus on the ground. Pupation inside that cocoon.
The moths are active in the evening.
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Flight periods
The adults have usually been observed from late May into September.
Observed on
- Host plant (species):
- Picris hieracioides and Picris echioides
- Host plant (genera):
- Crepis
The larva lives on Picris hieracioides, P. echioides or Crepis spp.
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Habitat
Occurring in chalk and limestone rough grassland, scrub, open places and coastal habitats.
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