''Cochylichroa hospes'', the banded sunflower moth, is a

moth Moths are a group of insects that includes all members of the order Lepidoptera that are not Butterfly, butterflies. They were previously classified as suborder Heterocera, but the group is Paraphyly, paraphyletic with respect to butterflies (s ...

of the family

Tortricidae The Tortricidae are a family of moths, commonly known as tortrix moths or leafroller moths, in the order Lepidoptera. This large family has over 11,000 species described, and is the sole member of the superfamily Tortricoidea, although the genu ...

. It is found from

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and northern

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.Bug Guide
/ref> The length of the forewings is 5.5–8 mm. Adults are on wing from July to August. The larvae feed on developing seeds in flower heads of ''

Helianthus ''Helianthus'' () is a genus comprising around 70 species of annual and perennial flowering plants in the daisy family Asteraceae commonly known as sunflowers. Except for three South American species, the species of ''Helianthus'' are native to ...

'' species. The species overwinters as a last instar larva. ''Cochylichroa hospes'' was formerly a member of the genus ''

Cochylis ''Cochylis'' is a genus of moths belonging to the subfamily Tortricinae of the family Tortricidae. As a result of phylogenetic analysis, the species ''Cochylichroa arthuri, Cochylis arthuri'', ''Cochylichroa atricapitana, C. atricapitana'', ''Co ...

'', but was moved to the redefined genus ''Cochylichroa'' in 2019 as a result of phylogenetic analysis.

Gallery

Image:Cochylis_hospes_larva.jpg, Larva Image:Cochylis_hospes_larva1.jpg, Larva

References

Tortricinae Moths described in 1884 {{cochylini-stub