Species Details

ABH: 49.132

BF: 956

Family: Tortricidae

Subfamily: Tortricinae

Taxon: Cochylidia implicitana

Authority: (Wocke, 1856)

Vernacular: Chamomile Straw

Account: Local on waste ground throughout much of southern England, north to Lancashire Slightly larger than C. heydeniana, and usually readily distinguished by the presence of a weak pinkish flush to the forewing and the relatively slender median fascia; similar to forms of Falseuncaria degreyana, which lack the pink flush to the forewing, but which are readily recognised by the conspicuous line in the cilia [Bradley]. Larva feeds on flowers of Scented Mayweed, Sea Mayweed, Stinking Chamomile and Goldenrod, over-wintering in a cocoon.

Accounts provided by and used with the kind permission of Mike Wall, Hampshire County Moth Recorder. These will in due course be gradually replaced with species accounts with a Surrey context.

Wingspan: 10 — 14 mm

Surrey Flight Period: 26 May (2005) — 15 Aug (2003)

The flight period of overwintering adults are not given. See the flight chart below the distribution map.

Foodplant: Compositae.

Foodplant accounts are from the HOSTS database — Natural History Museum, London, UK. (CC0).

Status: Local

UK BAP:

WCA:

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Further Information: https://www.ukmoths.org.uk/species/cochylidia-implicitana/
Statistics

* Based on adult records only.

Records: 2

Individuals: 0

Earliest Year: 2003

Latest Year: 2005

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