Cochylidia moguntiana explained

Cochylidia moguntiana is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found in Spain, Sweden, Denmark, Germany, Poland, Austria, Italy, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Croatia, Hungary, Romania, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania,[1] Russia, Afghanistan, Kyrgyzstan, northern Pakistan,[2] Iran, China (Anhui, Beijing, Fujian, Gansu, Guizhou, Hebei, Heilongjiang, Henan, Hunan, Inner Mongolia, Liaoning, Ningxia, Shaanxi, Shandong, Shanxi, Sichuan, Tianjin) and Korea.[3]

The wingspan is 9–15 mm. Adults have been recorded on wing in July and August in Europe.

The larvae feed on Artemisia campestris. Larvae can be found in May and June.

Notes and References

  1. https://web.archive.org/web/20140201215806/http://www.faunaeur.org/full_results.php?id=439326 Fauna Europaea
  2. , 2010: Clepsis trifasciata sp. n. with notes on some Lepidoptera Tortricidae from Kirgizstan. Journal of Entomological and Acarological Research Serie II 42 (1): 1-10. Abstract and full article: http://www.pagepressjournals.org/index.php/jear/issue/view/28
  3. , 2012: Review of the genus Cochylidia Obraztsov (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae: Cochylini) in China. Zootaxa 3268: 1-15.