Cochylimorpha halophilana

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,[2] eastern Afghanistan and Iran.[3]

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Cochylimorpha halophilana
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Tortricidae
Genus:
Cochylimorpha
Species:
C. halophilana
Binomial name
Cochylimorpha halophilana
(Christoph, 1872)[1]
Synonyms
  • Conchylis halophilana Christoph, 1872
  • Conchylis clavana Constant, 1888

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)[4]
  • Cochylimorpha halophilana clavana (Constant, 1888) (France)

References
  1. tortricidae.com
  2. Fauna Europaea
  3. Cochylimorpha at funet
  4. Alipanah, Helen, 2009: Synopsis of the Cochylini (Tortricidae: Tortricinae: Cochylini) of Iran, with the description of a new species. Zootaxa 2245: 1-31.


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