''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.
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The larvae feed on the flower buds and developing florets of ''Centaurea scabiosa
''Centaurea scabiosa'', or greater knapweed, is a perennial plant of the genus ''Centaurea''. It is native to Europe and bears purple flower heads.
Greater knapweed is found growing in dry grasslands, hedgerows and cliffs on lime-rich soil. Upri ...
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References
*Aarvik, L., Berggren, K. og Hansen, L.O. (2000) ''Catalogus Lepidopterorum Norvegiae''. Lepidopterologisk Arbeidsgruppe/Norsk Institutt for Skogforskning.
*Website ''Svenska Fjärilar'', with image gallery
*''Cochylimorpha alternana'' on UK moths
Cochylimorpha
Moths described in 1834
Tortricidae of Europe
Moths of Asia
Moths of Africa
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