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

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. It is also found in Asia Minor, Lebanon, Transcaucasia, Siberia and Iran.

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

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

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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