Diceratura ostrinana explained

Diceratura ostrinana is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found from Algeria and the Iberian Peninsula to Hungary, Albania and the Crimea.[1] It is also found in Asia Minor, Lebanon, Transcaucasia, Siberia and Iran.[2]

The wingspan is 8–13 mm. Adults are on wing from April to June and again from July to August.[3]

The larvae feed on the flowers of Chondrilla juncea and Dipsacus silvestris.[4]

Notes and References

  1. https://web.archive.org/web/20140223121254/http://www.faunaeur.org/full_results.php?id=439320 Fauna Europaea
  2. , 2009: Synopsis of the Cochylini (Tortricidae: Tortricinae: Cochylini) of Iran, with the description of a new species. Zootaxa 2245: 1-31.
  3. http://www.lotmoths.com/species/species.php?frmSpeciesID=1257 LOT Moths and Butterflies
  4. http://www.nic.funet.fi/pub/sci/bio/life/insecta/lepidoptera/ditrysia/tortricoidea/tortricidae/tortricinae/diceratura/index.html Diceratura at funet

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