Cochylis posterana

Cochylis posterana
Cochylis posterana hyrcana
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
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

• Cochylis posterana posterana (Europe)
• Cochylis posterana hyrcana (Toll, 1948) (Iran, China: Gansu, Xinjiang)

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". Archived from the original on 2012-06-15. Retrieved 2013-01-16.

Data related to Cochylis posterana at Wikispecies