The Moths and Butterflies of Huntingdonshire

General Information
This species has a diagnostic weak pink flush to the forewing which distinguishes it from C.heydeniana.

Wingspan: 10-13 mm.
Foodplant(s): Stinking Chamomile (Anthemis cotula), mayweeds (Matricaria spp.), Goldenrod (Solidago virguarea), Scentless Mayweed (Tripleurospermum inodorum), Sea Mayweed (Matricaria maritima)
Flying: One generation, May-August
National status: Local

Habitat

Wayside verges and waste ground.

Regional Information

Recorded in 21 (7.8%) of the 270 2km squares of Huntingdonshire.

Last recorded in August 2022

Recorded date range (Adult): 22 April to 16 September

Similar Species

Cochylidia heydeniana

Cochylidia rupicola

Falseuncaria degreyana

Earith

Cochylis roseana

0956 (ABH49.132) Cochylidia implicitana, (Wocke, 1856)

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