49.139 BF966 – Tortricidae – Tortricinae – Cochylis atricapitana
Tortricidae – Tortricinae – Cochylis atricapitana – Black-headed Conch
STATUS – Unsure but likely to be common where there is Ragwort in waste places and in the dales
ID POINTERS – As the name suggest, a black head and thorax. A rather broad forewing, whitish in the male and whitish with a pinkish hue in the female, with brownish or greyish suffusion. Greyish or black at the base and a brown and blackish irregular cross-band at about a half, being narrowly interrupted near the costa. A mix of blackish, purple/blue and brown markings at the termen and apex.
FLIGHT PERIOD – On the wing during April – early October in two overlapping generations.
IMAGES – Kings Newton, Derbyshire – Will Soar©
