Straw Conch or Common straw - Cochylimorpha straminea

A micro moth species Straw Conch or Common straw - Cochylimorpha straminea from the family of Tortricidae, subfamily Tortricinae. The moth has a wingspan of about 10 o 16 mm. A fairly plain buff-coloured moth, with a pale, rust-coloured band forming a 'V' pattern on its back. There is just the hint of a darker band at the wing tips but none of its markings are particularly pronounced. This species’ habitat is any suitable habitat where the food plant Common Knapweed occurs. There are two generations with moths on the wing from May to July and again from late August to September. The species’ life history is that the larvae feed on the stems below the flower head, feeding on the developing seeds or on young shoots in the second generation. Widely distributed and frequent, particularly in the southern half of Britain and is classified as common in the UK.

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