Hoffman's Cochylid Moth

Cochylichroa hoffmanana

''Cochylichroa hoffmanana'', or Hoffman's cochlid moth, is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found in France and North America, where it has been recorded from California, Connecticut, Florida, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Maine, Manitoba, Maryland, Minnesota, New Brunswick, New York, Newfoundland, North Carolina, Nova Scotia, Ohio, Oklahoma, Ontario, Quebec, Tennessee and Vermont.
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Appearance

The wingspan is 11–12 millimetres. Adults have been recorded on wing in February and from April to September.
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Naming

It was described by William D. Kearfott in 1907. ''Cochylichroa hoffmanana'' was formerly a member of the genus ''Cochylis'', but was moved to the redefined genus ''Cochylichroa'' in 2019 as a result of phylogenetic analysis.

Cochylichroa hoffmanana (Kearfott, 1907) (1)
Phalonia hoffmanana Kearfott, 1907 (2)
Aethes hoffmanana
Phalonia baryzela Meyrick, 1912 (3)
Cochylis magnaedoeagana Gibeaux, 1985
Phalonia marloffiana Busck, 1907 (4)
Phalonia nonlavana Kearfott, 1907 (5)
Phalonia telifera Meyrick, 1912 (3)
Phalonia toxcana Kearfott, 1907 (5)
Phalonia zoxcana Kearfott, 1907 (5)
Phylogenetic sequence #620134

Specific epithet in honor of Reverend Dean Hoffman (1829-1902) "whose interest and love of science has made possible the discovery of this and many other species." (Microlepidoptera from the Black Mountain region of North Carolina, with descriptions of new species. By Kearfott, W.D. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History. 23(80): 153-168, 1907)

Food

One record on New England aster (Symphyotrichum novae-angliae).

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Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
DivisionArthropoda
ClassInsecta
OrderLepidoptera
FamilyTortricidae
GenusCochylichroa
SpeciesC. hoffmanana
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United States of America