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Cochylimorpha alternana

Synonyms: Cochylis gigantana; Euxanthis cinnamomella; Euxanthis moscovana; Lozopera alternana

Wikipedia Abstract

Cochylimorpha alternana is a moth from the family Tortricidae. It is found from France and Great Britain east to the Ural Mountains and Asia Minor. It is also present in North Africa (Libya) and Iran. The wingspan is 20–24 mm. There are two generations per year with adults on wing in May and June and again in August. The larvae feed on the flower buds and developing florets of Centaurea scabiosa.
View Wikipedia Record: Cochylimorpha alternana

Protected Areas

Name IUCN Category Area acres Location Species Website Climate Land Use
Sandwich Bay 2812 England, United Kingdom

Prey / Diet

Centaurea cephalariifolia (Greater Knapweed)[1]

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♦ 1Biological Records Centre Database of Insects and their Food Plants
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Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0