Cochylis hospes

Cochylis hospes
Cochylis hospes
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Tortricidae
Genus: Cochylis
Species: C. hospes
Binomial name
Cochylis hospes
(Walsingham, 1884)[1]
Synonyms
  • Conchylis hospes Walsingham, 1884

The Banded Sunflower Moth (Cochylis hospes) is a moth of the Tortricidae family. It is found from North Carolina to Colorado, Utah, New Mexico and northern Arizona.[2]

The length of the forewings is 5.5–8 mm. Adults are golden ochreous with broad, dark brown to rust brown medial fascia and a subapical blotch containing iridescent grey patches. Adults are on wing from July to August.

The larvae feed on developing seeds in flower heads of Helianthus species. The species overwinters as a last instar larva.

Gallery

  • Larva

  • Larva

References

  1. ^ Cochylis at tortricidae.com
  2. ^ Bug Guide


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