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Cnephasia conspersana Douglas, 1846 [Lepidoptera: Tortricidae] Cnephasia conspersana Douglas, 1846. Zool. 9: 1267.

Seed/Shoot feeder: Larva feeds in the flower heads of composites and other plants drawing together the petals to form a shelter and eating out the immature seeds; also on young shoots drawing together the terminal leaves and eating out the heart (Bradley et al., 1973). Included as a miner on Umbilicus by Plant, in Pitkin & Plant, 2005. Larva: Head and prothoracic plate light brown or yellowish brown, head with a black lateral marking; abdomen light yellow, sometimes pale greenish grey dorsally, translucent; pinacula small, black; peritreme of spiracles black; anal plate yelowish brown, marked with black; anal comb black; thoracic legs yellowish; terminal segments brownish (Bradley et al., 1973). Pupa: Blackish brown (Bradley et al., 1973). Hosts in Britain: Asteraceae       Chrysanthemum     Bradley et al., 1973 Hieracium     Bradley et al., 1973 Hypochaeris     Bradley et al., 1973 Leontodon     Bradley et al., 1973 Senecio     Bradley et al., 1973 Taraxacum     Bradley et al., 1973 Caryophyllaceae       Silene maritima Sea Campion Bradley et al., 1973 Cistaceae       Helianthemum     Bradley et al., 1973 Crassulaceae       Umbilicus rupestris Navelwort Plant, in Pitkin & Plant, 2005 Lamiaceae   Teucrium   Bradley et al., 1973 Rosaceae   Dryas octopetala Mountain Avens Bradley et al., 1973 Hosts elsewhere: Unknown. Time of year -larvae: June (Bradley et al., 1973). Time of year - adults: July (Bradley et al., 1973). Distribution in Britain: British Is. (Karsholt & van Nieukerken in Fauna Europaea), Ayr, Clyde Isles, East Cornwall, Fife, Kincardine, Main Argyll, Mid Ebudes, North Ebudes, South Lancaster, West Cornwall, West Norfolk, West Suffolk and Westmorland (NBN Gateway distribution map - BRERC, JNCC, NE, SNH and SHWRG). Also recorded in the Republic of Ireland (Karsholt & van Nieukerken in Fauna Europaea). Distribution elsewhere: Widespread in west Europe including French mainland, Italian mainland, Portuguese mainland and Spanish mainland (Karsholt & van Nieukerken in Fauna Europaea). Parasitoids: Unknown.

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