Diceratura ostrinana

Diceratura ostrinana is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found from Algeria and the Iberian Peninsula to Hungary, Albania and the Crimea.[2] It is also found in Asia Minor, Lebanon, Transcaucasia, Siberia and Iran.[3]

Diceratura ostrinana
in Kennel Die palaearktischen tortriciden figure 28 female, 30 male
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Tortricidae
Genus: Diceratura
Species:
D. ostrinana
Binomial name
Diceratura ostrinana
(Guenée, 1845)[1]
Synonyms
  • Conchylis ostrinana Guenée, 1845
  • Tortrix (Cochylis) purpuratana Herrich-Schäffer, 1847
  • Tortrix (Cochylis) purpuratana Herrich-Schäffer, 1851

The wingspan is 8–13 mm. Adults are on wing from April to June and again from July to August.[4]

The larvae feed on the flowers of Chondrilla juncea and Dipsacus silvestris.[5]

References
  1. tortricidae.com
  2. Fauna Europaea
  3. Alipanah, Helen, 2009: Synopsis of the Cochylini (Tortricidae: Tortricinae: Cochylini) of Iran, with the description of a new species. Zootaxa 2245: 1-31.
  4. LOT Moths and Butterflies
  5. Diceratura at funet
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