Common Yellow Conch
Agapeta hamana
Its common name 'conch' is an archaic English term for moths of the Tortricidae family, not to be confused with marine snails.
- Scientific name
- Agapeta hamana
- Taxonomy
- Animalia › Arthropoda › Insecta › Lepidoptera › Tortricidae › Agapeta
- IUCN Red List status
- Least Concern
- Population trend
- stable
- Biome
- grassland
- Habitat
- Rough grasslands, meadows, waste ground, pastures, and agricultural edges.
- Diet
- Larvae feed internally on the roots of Creeping Thistle (Cirsium arvense); adults drink nectar.
- Range
- Europe, Western Asia, North Africa
- Size
- Wingspan of 15 to 24 mm
- Lifespan
- 1 year (adults live 2-3 weeks)
- Active
- crepuscular
- Threats
- Over-mowing, widespread herbicide use targeting thistles, and habitat loss due to urbanization.
- Safe to approach?
- Harmless. This delicate micro-moth is completely safe to observe. If it lands on you, simply admire its bright yellow wings before it flutters away.
Agapeta hamana is a moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found in Europe (from the Iberian Peninsula to the Ural Mountains), western and southern Siberia, the Caucasus, Kazakhstan, Transcaucasia, Asia Minor, Central Asia, Iran, Afghanistan, Mongolia, western China and northern India.
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