Falseuncaria degreyana

Falseuncaria degreyana, the Breckland conch, is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found in China (Xinjiang), Mongolia, Russia and most of Europe.[2] The habitat consists of meadows, rural areas, waysides, heathlands, moorlands and farmland.

Breckland conch
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Tortricidae
Genus: Falseuncaria
Species:
F. degreyana
Binomial name
Falseuncaria degreyana
(McLachlan, 1869)[1]
Synonyms
  • Eupoecilia degreyana McLachlan, 1869
  • Conchylis amoenana var. alaiana Caradja, 1916
  • Phalonia roseotincta Filipjev, 1924

The wingspan is 13–15 mm.The forewings are fairly narrow and silvery white. There is a straight sloping ferruginous median fascia mixed with dark fuscous, the costal end faint and greyish. The termen is slightly darker than the rest of the wing. The hindwings are grey-brown, the termen quite pointed.It is very similar to Falseuncaria ruficiliana.

There are two generations per year, with adults on wing in May and again from mid-June to September.[3]

The larvae feed on the flowers of Plantago, Linaria and Antirrhinum species.[4] The species overwinters as a cocoon.[5]

References
  1. tortricidae.com
  2. A Brief Summary of Tribe Cochylini from China (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae: Tortricinae)
  3. LOT Moths and Butterflies
  4. Falseuncaria at funet
  5. Hants moths
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