Species Details

ABH: 49.139

BF: 966

Family: Tortricidae

Subfamily: Tortricinae

Taxon: Cochylichroa atricapitana

Authority: (Stephens, 1852)

Vernacular: Black-fronted Straw

Account: Common on chalk downland and rough ground throughout the British Isles The dark coloration of the head and thorax distinguish this species from C. dubitana and C. hybridella [Bradley]. Larva feeds on the flowers, stems and roots of Common Ragwort, over-wintering in a cocoon.

Accounts provided by and used with the kind permission of Mike Wall, Hampshire County Moth Recorder. These will in due course be gradually replaced with species accounts with a Surrey context.

Wingspan: 12 — 16 mm

Surrey Flight Period: 16 Apr (2012) — 11 Sep (2015)

The flight period of overwintering adults are not given. See the flight chart below the distribution map.

Foodplant:

Foodplant accounts are from the HOSTS database — Natural History Museum, London, UK. (CC0).

Status: Common

UK BAP:

WCA:

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Verification Grade: 2 — Care needed to identify 🤔
Further Information: https://www.ukmoths.org.uk/species/cochylichroa-atricapitana/
Statistics

* Based on adult records only.

Records: 156

Individuals: 96

Earliest Year: 2002

Latest Year: 2025

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