Tortricidae

49.132 Chamomile Straw Cochylidia implicitana (Wocke, 1856)

Local

Similar species: Cochylidia heydeniana

Forewing: 4 to 6mm

Habitats: Rough disturbed ground, coastal slopes and open woodland.

Habits: The moth is easily disturbed in the late afternoon. It flies just before sunset and later comes to light.

Foodplant: The larva feeds on the pith within a stem or shoot or in the flowers and seed-heads of Scented Mayweed, Scentless Mayweed, Stinking Chamomile, Sea Mayweed or Goldenrod. In October the full-fed larva overwinters in the larval habitation or spun amongst leaf litter. It pupates there in late April.