Photo © Svein Bekkum
Cochylidia heydeniana
Checklist Number49.131 [B&F: 0957]
Verification
Record will require further evidence, at least a good photograph, unless CMR is aware recorder has confidence in identification
Classification
| Family: | Tortricidae |
| Subfamily: | Tortricinae |
| Genus: | Cochylidia |
| Species: | heydeniana |
| Authority: | (Herrich-Schäffer, 1851) |
Nationally scarce (Na) on dry pastures, waste ground and sand-dunes in parts of southern England. In Hampshire recorded in recent years from Chilbolton, Chandlers Ford, Noar Hill and Black Wood, Micheldever. Not recorded from the Isle of Wight since 1900. Wingspan 9-13 mm. Usually smaller than C. implicitana, lacking the pink flush to the forewing and further distinguished by the relatively broad median fascia and the barred cilia [Bradley]. Larva feeds on flowers of Blue Fleabane, over-wintering in a cocoon.
The abundance in each month is indicated as follows:
No records
Very occasional
Irregular
Uncommon
Off-peak, but not unusual
Off-peak, but not unusual
Main flight time| J | F | M | A | M | J | J | A | S | O | N | D | |
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| Adult | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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Records by week (adult)
Records by week (larval)
VC10 Isle of Wight
| Site | Date | Quantity | Recorder | Stage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yarmouth (SZ38) | 1900 | - | W Fassnidge | Adult |
VC11 South Hampshire
| Site | Date | Quantity | Recorder | Stage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chandlers Ford (SU42) | 09/08/1992 | one | Barry Goater | Adult |
| Queen Elizabeth Country Park (SU71) | 28/09/2012 | five | Tony Davis | Larval |
VC12 North Hampshire
| Site | Date | Quantity | Recorder | Stage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| West Down, Chilbolton (SU33) | 18/09/1981 | - | J R Langmaid, D H Sterling | Larval |
| West Down, Chilbolton (SU33) | 03/10/1982 | one | J R Langmaid, D H Sterling | Larval |
| Noar Hill HIWWT NR, Selborne (SU73) | 03/07/1994 | - | Tony M James | Adult |
| Black Wood, Micheldever (SU54) | 29/07/2008 | one | Colin Plant, Len Winokur, Rob Souter | Adult |