Ox-tongue Conch - Cochylis molliculana

Ox-tongue Conch - Cochylis molliculana A macro moth species from the family of Tortricidae, sub family Tortricinae. The moth has a 6 to 8 mm wingspan. The head and thorax are yellowish brown mottled darker brown. The forewing is creamy with pale orangey brown and pale greyish brown suffusion, especially before termen; a broad oblique cross band from the dorsum at one half. The species' preferred habitats include waste ground, allotments and field margins especially where the larval food plant, Bristly Ox-tongue, is present. The moth can be found on the wing from mid-May to early October. The species' life history is that the larval food plant is Bristly Oxtongue. The species is probably double-brooded. A recent colonist, but now well established along the south coast of England and seems to be spreading inland. This species is classified as Local.

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