Cochylis roseana
Rosy Conch
Wingspan 10 to17 mm. The pink suffusion on the forewing varies in intensity, and can be inconspicuous.
On sites where Teasel grows plentifully.
It flies late May until August.
The larva lives August - May in a silk tunnel bored through the sides of several teasel seeds, on which it feeds.
It is locally common in southern England, but further north in Cheshire and Lancashire it is quite scarce. In the Butterfly Conservation’s Microlepidoptera Report 2011 this species was classified as local.
Fairly frequent but not common in Leicestershire and Rutland. L&R Moth Group status = B (scarce resident or restricted distribution or regular migrant)
Mark Skevington
Enderby Quarry
20 July 2009
sue
Bagworth Heath CP, near entrancee
27 January 2022
larva inside teasel
Graham Calow
Sapcote garden1
24 July 2014
Graham Calow
Sapcote garden1
24 July 2014
sue
Bagworth Heath CP, near entrancee
27 January 2022
feeding signs in seeds (not central cavity) teasel heads
sue
Bagworth Heath CP, near entrancee
27 January 2022
sue
Bagworth Heath CP, near entrancee
27 January 2022
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Species profile
- Common names
- Rosy Conch
- Species group:
- insect - moth
- Kingdom:
- Animalia
- Order:
- Lepidoptera
- Family:
- Tortricidae
- Records on NatureSpot:
- 12
- First record:
- 14/07/2003 (Skevington, Mark)
- Last record:
- 27/01/2022 (Timms, Sue)
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