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Falseuncaria degreyana

Synonyms: Conchylis alaiana; Eupoecilia degreyana (homotypic); Phalonia roseotincta

Wikipedia Abstract

Falseuncaria degreyana, the Breckland conch, is a species of moth of the Tortricidae family. It is found in China (Xinjiang), Mongolia, Russia and most of Europe. The habitat consists of meadows, rural areas, waysides, heathlands, moorlands and farmland. The wingspan is 13–15 mm. There are two generations per year, with adults on wing in May and again from mid-June to September. The larvae feed on the flowers of Plantago, Linaria and Antirrhinum species. The species overwinters as a cocoon.
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Protected Areas

Name IUCN Category Area acres Location Species Website Climate Land Use
Fenland 1529 England, United Kingdom

Prey / Diet

Linaria biebersteinii (ramsted)[1]
Plantago lanceolata (narrowleaf plantain)[1]

Prey / Diet Overlap

External References

Citations

Attributes / relations provided by
1HOSTS - a Database of the World's Lepidopteran Hostplants Gaden S. Robinson, Phillip R. Ackery, Ian J. Kitching, George W. Beccaloni AND Luis M. Hernández
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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