Thyraylia nana
Birch Conch
Cochylis nana
Wingspan 9 to 13 mm.
Woodland containing Birch.
In June from dusk onwards.
The larvae feed in the catkins of the foodplant, Birch.
A fairly common and widely distributed species in England, Wales and Scotland. In Ireland it is somewhat scarcer. In the Butterfly Conservation’s Microlepidoptera Report 2011 this species was classified as common.
Occasional in Leicestershire and Rutland. L&R Moth Group status = C (very scarce resident or rare migrant).
Mark Skevington
Charnwood Lodge
03 June 2011
David Nicholls
Ratby garden
01 June 2012
Graham Calow
Sapcote, Harecroft Crescent
28 May 2017
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Species profile
- Common names
- Birch Conch
- Species group:
- insect - moth
- Kingdom:
- Animalia
- Order:
- Lepidoptera
- Family:
- Tortricidae
- Records on NatureSpot:
- 17
- First record:
- 03/06/2011 (Skevington, Mark)
- Last record:
- 13/06/2023 (Nicholls, David)
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David Nicholls
Ratby garden
01 June 2012
David Nicholls
Ratby garden
10 June 2016
David Nicholls
Ratby garden
10 June 2016
