''Gynnidomorpha alismana'', the water plantain conch, is a
moth of the family
Tortricidae. It was described by
Ragonot in 1883. It is found in most of
Europe, except
Spain,
Switzerland
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, most of the
Balkan Peninsula
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and
Ukraine. Further east it is found across the
Palearctic
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to
China
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(Anhui, Fujian, Guangdong, Guizhou, Hebei, Heilongjiang, Hubei, Hunan, Inner Mongolia, Jiangxi, Jilin, Shaanxi, Yunnan) and
Korea. It is found in riverine and other watery habitats.
The
wingspan is 11–14 mm. The head is pale ochreous. Forewings with a gently arched costa .They are pale ochreous, submetallic, the margins more or less strigulated with dark fuscous > There is an ochreous-brownish basal patch, often represented by an angulated edge only.Then a slightly curved ochreous-brown median fascia, suffused with blackish below middle. There are some ochreous brownish clouds towards the tornus. An ochreous-brown fascia from costa posteriorly is obsolete before termen. The hindwings are grey, almost black. The larva is dull yellowish -pink or pinkish-brown ; head and plate of 2 black-brown :
[Meyrick, E., 1895 ''A Handbook of British Lepidoptera'' MacMillan, Londo]
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Keys and description
Adults are on wing from June to August.
References
Moths described in 1883
Cochylini
Moths of Europe
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