Cochylis Campuloclinium
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''Cochylis campuloclinium'' is a species of
moth Moths are a paraphyletic group of insects that includes all members of the order Lepidoptera that are not butterflies, with moths making up the vast majority of the order. There are thought to be approximately 160,000 species of moth, many of w ...
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 in
Argentina Argentina (), officially the Argentine Republic ( es, link=no, República Argentina), is a country in the southern half of South America. Argentina covers an area of , making it the second-largest country in South America after Brazil, th ...
. The larvae feed on ''
Campuloclinium macrocephalum ''Eupatorium macrocephalum'' Less. aka pompom weed, is a cosmopolitan perennial plant belonging to the family of Asteraceae and regarded as an invasive weed in some countries. It is native to the southern United States, Central America, South Am ...
''., 2006, A new species of ''Cochylis'' (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae: Cochylini) from Argentina: A Potential biocontrol agent against pompon weed, ''Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington'' 108 (4): 899-90

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Moths described in 2006 Cochylis {{Cochylis-stub