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TORTRICIDAE | Tortricinae | Cochylini
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49.097 Cochylimorpha straminea (Straw Conch)
ws:15-20mm; May-Sep; common knapweed (Centaurea nigra); common throughout GB
Synonym: Stenodes straminea (BTM); Agapeta straminea (Pierce & Metcalfe)
Synonym: Stenodes straminea (BTM); Agapeta straminea (Pierce & Metcalfe)
Cochylimorpha straminea §1 female
ID: Variable extent of ochreous suffusion of ground colour and variable admixture of black in the ochreous-brown markings. Similar to C.alternana which is usually larger (ws 18-25mm); confined to coastal chalkland in Kent and has distinctive black scale-tufts, circled white, in the median fascia.
§1 Strumpshaw Fen, Norfolk; 24/08/2012; female; fw 8.0mm
§2 New Forest, Hampshire; 01/06/2012; male; fw 8.0mm
§3 Leighton Moss, Lancashire; 19/06/2014; male
§4 Portland, Dorset; 19/06/2015; female; fw 7.5mm
§5 Strumpshaw Fen, Norfolk; 04/06/2016; female; fw 7.8mm
§6 Westcliff-on-sea, Essex; 07/09/2017; male; fw 6.8mm; to light
§7 Corfe, Dorset; 09/09/2020; female; fw 7.9mm
All images © Chris Lewis
§2 New Forest, Hampshire; 01/06/2012; male; fw 8.0mm
§3 Leighton Moss, Lancashire; 19/06/2014; male
§4 Portland, Dorset; 19/06/2015; female; fw 7.5mm
§5 Strumpshaw Fen, Norfolk; 04/06/2016; female; fw 7.8mm
§6 Westcliff-on-sea, Essex; 07/09/2017; male; fw 6.8mm; to light
§7 Corfe, Dorset; 09/09/2020; female; fw 7.9mm
All images © Chris Lewis
Page published 03/09/2012 (§1) | specimen §2 added 15/01/2013 | §3 added 20/08/2014 | §4 added 26/02/2016 | §5 added 04/06/2017 |
§6 added 03/11/2017 | §7 added 26/12/2020
§6 added 03/11/2017 | §7 added 26/12/2020
