Cochylis posterana

Cochylis posterana
Cochylis posterana hyrcana
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Tortricidae
Genus: Cochylis
Species: C. posterana
Binomial name
Cochylis posterana
Zeller, 1847[1][2]
Synonyms
  • Conchylis posterana var. collaterana Seebold, 1879
  • Conchylis cuerana Chretien, 1925
  • Conchylis losterana Seebold, 1879
  • Cochylis minorana Prittwitz, 1845
  • Cochylis nigrociliana Kennel, 1899
  • Phalonia nubivagana Zerny, 1935
  • Phalonia posterana hyrcana Toll, 1948

Cochylis posterana is a moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found in Europe, Iran and China (Gansu, Xinjiang).[3]

The wingspan is 13–16 mm.

Larvae have been recorded feeding on Carduus nutans, Cirsium lanceolatum and Centaurea jacea.[4]

Subspecies

References

  1. ↑ Fauna Europaea
  2. ↑ tortricidae.com
  3. ↑ Cochylis Treitschke in China: one new species and five new records (Lepidoptera, Tortricidae, Cochylini)
  4. ↑ microlepidoptera.nl
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