Cochylis posterana explained

Cochylis posterana is a moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found in Europe, Iran and China (Gansu, Xinjiang).^[1]

The wingspan is 13–16 mm.

Larvae have been recorded feeding on Carduus nutans, Cirsium lanceolatum and Centaurea jacea.^[2]

Subspecies

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

Notes and References

1. https://www.pensoft.net/inc/journals/download.php?fileId=5716&fileTable=J_GALLEYS Cochylis Treitschke in China: one new species and five new records (Lepidoptera, Tortricidae, Cochylini)
2. Web site: microlepidoptera.nl . 2013-01-16 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120615055120/http://www.microlepidoptera.nl/soorten/species.php?speciescode=361220&p=1 . 2012-06-15 . dead .