Hysterophora maculosana
| Bluebell conch | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Tortricidae |
| Genus: | Hysterophora |
| Species: | H. maculosana |
| Binomial name | |
| Hysterophora maculosana (Haworth, [1811])[1] | |
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Hysterophora maculosana, the bluebell conch, is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found from most of Europe, east to the Crimea, Asia Minor and the Palestinian territories. The habitat consists of woodland areas.[2]
The wingspan is 10–14 mm. Adult males have whitish hindwings, whereas those of the female are dark.[3] Adults are on wing from April and June.
The larvae feed on the flowers of Chondrilla juncea and within the seedheads Hyacinthoides non-scripta.[4] Larvae have been recorded nearly year round.[5]
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