The Cochylini are a
tribe of
tortrix moths. It used to be classified as the subfamily Cochylinae.
Diversity
The tribe contains about 1,000 described species in about 80 genera.
Distribution
Members of the tribe are present worldwide, but the greatest number of species occurs in the
Holarctic realm and
Neotropical realm.
Biology
Larvae are mostly internal feeders in seeds, stalks and roots.
Cochylini Factsheet
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Taxonomy
Research by Regier et al. in 2012 provided fairly convincing evidence that Cochylini are a monophyletic lineage within a broader Euliini
The Euliini are a tribe of tortrix moths.
Distribution
Most Euliini (nearly 98%) are found in the Neotropics and a small number is found in the Nearctic. Only ''Eulia'' is found in the Old World, since it has a Holarctic distribution.
Div ...
. If this is accepted, Cochylini should be treated as subtribe Cochylina of Euliini.
Genera
Selected unplaced species
:''Phalonia pimana
''"Phalonia" pimana'' is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Arizona and California. It has also been recorded from Hispaniola.
The wingspan is about 16 mm. Adults have ...
'' Busck, 1907
:''Phalonia yuccatana
''"Phalonia" yuccatana'' is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found in North America
North America is a continent in the Northern Hemisphere and almost entirely within the Western Hemisphere. It is bordered to the ...
'' Busck, 1907
Former genera
:''Carolella
''Eugnosta'' is a genus of moths belonging to the family Tortricidae.
Species
*'' Eugnosta acanthana'' Razowski, 1967
*'' Eugnosta aguila'' (Razowski & Becker, 1986)
*'' Eugnosta anxifera'' Razowski, 1993
*'' Eugnosta aphrobapta'' (Meyrick, 193 ...
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:''Platphalonidia
''Phalonidia'' is a genus of moths belonging to the subfamily Tortricinae of the family Tortricidae.
Distribution
''Phalonidia'' is found almost world-wide, except for the African and Australian regions. The genus is most diverse in the Neotro ...
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:''Rolandylis
''Cochylis'' is a genus of moths belonging to the subfamily Tortricinae of the family Tortricidae.
As a result of phylogenetic analysis, the species '' Cochylis arthuri'', '' C. atricapitana'', '' C. aurorana'', '' C. avita'', '' C. hoffmanana' ...
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:'' Thyraylia''
:''Trachybyrsis
''Eugnosta'' is a genus of moths belonging to the family Tortricidae.
Species
*'' Eugnosta acanthana'' Razowski, 1967
*'' Eugnosta aguila'' (Razowski & Becker, 1986)
*'' Eugnosta anxifera'' Razowski, 1993
*'' Eugnosta aphrobapta'' (Meyrick, 19 ...
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References
* , 2010: Review of East African Cochylini (Lepidoptera, Tortricidae) with description of new species. ''Norwegian Journal of Entomology'' 57 (2): 81-108. Abstract
* 2009: Synopsis of the Cochylini (Tortricidae: Tortricinae: Cochylini) of Iran, with the description of a new species. ''Zootaxa'', 2245: 1-31
Abstract & excerpt
* , 2005: ''World catalogue of insects'' volume 5 ''Tortricidae''.
* , 2011: Diagnoses and remarks on genera of Tortricidae, 2: Cochylini (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae). ''Shilap Revista de Lepidopterologia'' 39 (156): 397-414.
* , 2008: ''Tortricidae'' from the mountains of Ecuador. Part III. Western Cordillera (Insecta: Lepidoptera). ''Genus'' 19 (3): 497-575. Full article
* , 2010: Systematic and faunistic data on Neotropical Cochylini (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae), with descriptions of new species: Part 4. ''Polish Journal of Entomology'' 79 (4):
* , 2010: Tortricidae (Lepidoptera) from Peru. ''Acta Zoologica Cracoviensia'' 53B (1-2): 73-159. . Full article
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* 2010: An annotated catalogue of the types of Tortricidae (Lepidoptera) in the collection of the Royal Museum for Central Africa (Tervuren, Belgium) with descriptions of new genera and new species. ''Zootaxa'' 2469: 1-77. Abstract
Cochylini,
Moth tribes
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