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.
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]
falseuncaria, degreyana, breckland, conch, species, moth, family, tortricidae, found, china, xinjiang, mongolia, russia, most, europe, habitat, consists, meadows, rural, areas, waysides, heathlands, moorlands, farmland, breckland, conchscientific, classificati. 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 conchScientific classificationDomain EukaryotaKingdom AnimaliaPhylum ArthropodaClass InsectaOrder LepidopteraFamily TortricidaeGenus FalseuncariaSpecies F degreyanaBinomial nameFalseuncaria degreyana McLachlan 1869 1 SynonymsEupoecilia degreyana McLachlan 1869 Conchylis amoenana var alaiana Caradja 1916 Phalonia roseotincta Filipjev 1924The 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 edit tortricidae com A Brief Summary of Tribe Cochylini from China Lepidoptera Tortricidae Tortricinae LOT Moths and Butterflies Falseuncaria at funet Hants moths nbsp Wikispecies has information related to Falseuncaria degreyana nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Falseuncaria degreyana This Cochylini related article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Falseuncaria degreyana amp oldid 1138148502, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
