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Neocochylis molliculana
Tawny-fronted Straw (Zeller, 1874)
Tortricidae: Tortricinae
964a / 49.138
Photo © Neil Sherman,  Purdis Farm, Ipswich. August 2017.

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White-fronted Straw
Neocochylis hybridella
Wingspan: 12-14mm
Flight: June - August
Foodplant:   Bristly Oxtongue
Nat Status: Local
Verification Grade:  Adult: 2
Status
Morley’s Final Catalogue: Not listed.

Recent Status: The first British record was in 1993. The first Suffolk record was in 2010. It has since become quite common.

Life Style: A double brooded species that flies at night and comes to light. The larvae feed in the flowers and seed heads of Helminthotheca echioides. The autumn generation hibernate in a cocoon on the ground in which they pupate. The summer generation pupate in the flower head.

Identification: This species is overall browner than most other Cochylis species. The palps are usually a clear brown. The head and thorax are a mix of colours. There is a dorsal mark and two quadrate marks on the costa one at the base and one centrally. The terminal third is well marked with specific marks along the termen.

Recorded in 40 (69%) of 58 10k Squares.
First Recorded in 2010.
Last Recorded in 2024.
Additional Stats

Latest 10 Records
Date#VC10kArea
20/09/2024126TL85Brockley/Alpheton
08/09/2024126TL78Brandon/Lakenheath
07/09/2024125TM24Woodbridge/Martlesham
07/09/2024125TG50Gorleston
06/09/2024126TL78Brandon/Lakenheath
06/09/2024125TM25Wickham Market/Otley
05/09/2024126TL84Sudbury/Glemsford
05/09/2024125TM59Lowestoft
04/09/2024125TM59Lowestoft
04/09/2024125TM24Woodbridge/Martlesham
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