''Cochylichroa'' is a genus of tortricid

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s in the family

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. They are found primarily in North America, although ''

Cochylichroa atricapitana ''Cochylichroa atricapitana'', the black-headed conch, is a moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found in China (Xinjiang) and the eastern Palearctic and most of Europe. The wingspan is 10.5–13 mm. Very similar to ''Cochylis dubitana'' b ...

'' is a

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species. The genus ''Cochylichroa'' was redefined in 2019 to contain nine species related in

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analysis; most were previously placed in the genus '' Conchylis''.

Species

These nine species belong to the genus ''Cochylichroa'': * '' Cochylichroa arthuri'' (Dang, 1984) – Arthur's sunflower moth * ''

'' * '' Cochylichroa aurorana'' (Kearfott, 1907) * '' Cochylichroa avita'' (Razowski, 1997), * '' Cochylichroa foxcana'' (Kearfott, 1907), * '' Cochylichroa hoffmanana'' (Kearfott, 1907) – Hoffman's cochlid * ''

Cochylichroa hospes ''Cochylichroa hospes'', the banded sunflower moth, is a moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found from North Carolina to Colorado, Utah, New Mexico and northern Arizona. The length of the forewings is 5.5–8 mm. Adults are on wing from ...

'' (Walsingham, 1884) – banded sunflower moth * '' Cochylichroa temerana'' (Busck, 1907) * '' Cochylichroa viscana'' (Kearfott, 1907)

References

Tortricinae Tortricidae genera {{cochylini-stub