Cochylimorpha halophilana explained

Cochylimorpha halophilana is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found in France, Italy, Hungary, Slovakia, Romania, Russia (Sarepta, the Caucasus), the Near East,^[1] eastern Afghanistan and Iran.^[2]

The wingspan is 19–21 mm. Adults have been recorded on wing in July and August.

Larvae have been recorded feeding on Artemisia gallica.

Subspecies

• Cochylimorpha halophilana halophilana
• Cochylimorpha halophilana adriatica Huemer, 2000 (from Slovakia to south-eastern Europe, from the Caucasus to Iran and Afghanistan)^[3]
• Cochylimorpha halophilana clavana (Constant, 1888) (France)

Notes and References

1. https://web.archive.org/web/20140201221422/http://www.faunaeur.org/full_results.php?id=439434 Fauna Europaea
2. http://www.nic.funet.fi/pub/sci/bio/life/insecta/lepidoptera/ditrysia/tortricoidea/tortricidae/tortricinae/cochylimorpha/index.html Cochylimorpha at funet
3. , 2009: Synopsis of the Cochylini (Tortricidae: Tortricinae: Cochylini) of Iran, with the description of a new species. Zootaxa 2245: 1-31.