Tortricidae : Tortricinae
Phtheochroa inopiana
PHTHEOCHROA inopiana (Haworth, 1811)
Phtheochroa inopiana
PHTHEOCHROA inopiana (Haworth, 1811)
Life Cycle Guide
Description
Vernacular Name: Plain Conch
Wingspan: 17-22mm
Worldwide Distribution: Europe - excluding (Azores,Balearic Is.,Canary Is.,Corsica,Crete,Cyprus,Greece,Madeira,Malta,Portugal,Sardinia & Sicily) : Caucasus : Mongolia : Ala-Tau : Manchuria : Winogradowka : Sustchan : Minussinsk : Amur : Pamir : Japan : N America - California
UK Distribution: Local species in England and Wales : Scotland and Ireland - rare
UK Conservation Status -
Habitat: Woodland Rides : Damp grassland : Ditches : Coastal Landslips
Similar Species -
Overwinters as: Larva
Observations: Living up to its vernacular name of "Plain Conch" or the name applied by Haworth on his original publication of "The Plain Drab" sums up the appearance of this plain and drab moth.
From the rear of the thorax a light area of brown in the basal area is formed as it is angled to the costa with a light line sometimes going from this point to the tornus forming a laid down diamond pattern in darker brown which covers the rest of the forewing. The female of the species is generally more drab than the male.
The moth sits of the host plant during the day and is attracted to light.
Wingspan: 17-22mm
Worldwide Distribution: Europe - excluding (Azores,Balearic Is.,Canary Is.,Corsica,Crete,Cyprus,Greece,Madeira,Malta,Portugal,Sardinia & Sicily) : Caucasus : Mongolia : Ala-Tau : Manchuria : Winogradowka : Sustchan : Minussinsk : Amur : Pamir : Japan : N America - California
UK Distribution: Local species in England and Wales : Scotland and Ireland - rare
UK Conservation Status -
- Local = 101 - 300 10km squares
- Least Concern
- Tortrix inopiana (Haworth, 1811)
- Tortrix rugosana Hübner, 1799
- England
Habitat: Woodland Rides : Damp grassland : Ditches : Coastal Landslips
Similar Species -
- Unmistakable
Overwinters as: Larva
Observations: Living up to its vernacular name of "Plain Conch" or the name applied by Haworth on his original publication of "The Plain Drab" sums up the appearance of this plain and drab moth.
From the rear of the thorax a light area of brown in the basal area is formed as it is angled to the costa with a light line sometimes going from this point to the tornus forming a laid down diamond pattern in darker brown which covers the rest of the forewing. The female of the species is generally more drab than the male.
The moth sits of the host plant during the day and is attracted to light.
Photo Gallery
Larval Food Plants Worldwide
Note - Plants hyperlinked in red below take the visitor to the relevant plant page on"Plants for a Future" website where further information like photos,physical characteristics,habitats,edible uses,medicinal uses,cultivation,propagation,range,height etc. are clearly listed.
Plant Families - in bold red below takes the visitor to the relevant "Lepi-plants" page where other butterflies & moths using the plants below are listed.
Plant Families - in bold red below takes the visitor to the relevant "Lepi-plants" page where other butterflies & moths using the plants below are listed.
- Asteraceae - Compositae - Aster-Daisy - Sunflower Family
- Artemesia campestris - Field Southerwood
- Pulicaria dysenterica - Common Fleabane
Larval Food Plants
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Taxonomy
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Animalia
Eumetozoa Arthropoda Hexapoda Insecta Lepidoptera Tortricoidea Tortricidae Tortricinae Cochylini PHTHEOCHROA Stephens 1829 Phtheochroa inopiana (Haworth, 1811) - Tortrix rugosana Hübner, 1799 - TORTRIX inopiana (Haworth, 1811) = Euchromia centrana Herrich-Schäffer, 1851 = Tortix Idiographis excentricana Erschoff, [1877] = Tortrix exentricana Erschoff, 1877 = Hysterosia hinnuleana Krulikovski, 1908 = Hysterosia obscurana Kennel, 1913 = Hysterosia pallidana Caradja, 1916 - Lepidoptera Britannica (3): Title Page : p.469 - n.238 - England |