About Cochylimorpha straminea (Haworth, 1811)
Cochylimorpha straminea, commonly known as the straw conch, is a moth species that belongs to the family Tortricidae. This species can be found across most of Europe, as well as in Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, Asia Minor, the Palestinian territories, Iraq, Syria, Armenia, Transcaspia, Turkmenistan, and the Elburz Mountains of Iran. The wingspan of adult Cochylimorpha straminea measures 13–21 mm. The forewing's costa is almost straight. The base forewing colour is whitish-ochreous, with clouded and streaked darker patterning, plus a small number of dark fuscous scales along the costa. An ochreous-brown streak runs from the dorsum before the middle of the wing, parallel to the termen, extending a little more than halfway across the wing. A fuscous dorsal dot sits before the tornus, and a brownish terminal line is also present on the forewings. The hindwings are a fairly light grey. The larva is whitish-yellowish, with a black head and a brown second body segment plate. Julius von Kennel has published a full description of this species. Cochylimorpha straminea produces two generations per year: adults are active on the wing from May to July, and again from late August to September. The larvae of this moth feed on plant species from the genera Scabiosa, Artemisia, and Centaurea.
