Falseuncaria degreyana

Breckland conch
Scientific classification
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;

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. 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

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[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