Cochylichroa viscana

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Cochylichroa viscana
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Tortricidae
Subfamily: Tortricinae
Tribe: Cochylini
Genus: Cochylichroa
Species:
C. viscana
Binomial name
Cochylichroa viscana
(Kearfott, 1907)[1]
Synonyms
  • Phalonia viscana Kearfott, 1907
  • Phalonia peganitis Meyrick, 1912

Cochylichroa viscana is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Illinois, Iowa, Maryland, New Jersey, North Carolina, Quebec and Tennessee.[2]

The wingspan is about 13 mm. Adults have been recorded on wing from May to September.

Cochylichroa viscana was formerly a member of the genus Cochylis, but was moved to the redefined genus Cochylichroa in 2019 as a result of phylogenetic analysis.[3][2][4]

References[edit]

  1. ^ tortricidae.com
  2. ^ a b "North American Moth Photographers Group, Cochylichroa viscana". Retrieved 2020-08-31.
  3. ^ Brown, John Wesley (2019). "New genera, new species, and new combinations in new world Cochylina (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae: Tortricinae)". Zootaxa. 4671 (2). doi:10.11646/zootaxa.4671.2.2.
  4. ^ "Cochylichroa viscana species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2020-08-31.