Cnephasia conspersana Douglas, 1846
coast shade
on Asteraceae (etc?)
parasite
Larvae in the old flower heads
host plants
Asteraceae, oligofaag
Antennaria dioica; Hieracium; Hypochaeris radicata; Leontodon hispidus; Leucanthemum vulgare; Pulicaria odora; Senecio; Taraxacum.
References to plants of different families, like Dryas octopetala; Helianthemum; Rhinanthus minor; Silene uniflora; Teucrium Trifolium pratense might stem from misidentifications in this notoriously difficult moth genus.
distribution within Europe
references
Bradley, Tremewan & Smith (1973a), Corley (2005a), Hancock & Bland (2015a).