Cochylis yinyangana is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae. It is only known from the White Sands National Park in Otero County, New Mexico and at Carlsbad Caverns National Park in Eddy County, also in New Mexico.

Cochylis yinyangana
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Tortricidae
Genus: Cochylis
Species:
C. yinyangana
Binomial name
Cochylis yinyangana

The length of the forewings is 4.2–6.2 millimetres (0.17–0.24 in) for males and 4.6–5.5 millimetres (0.18–0.22 in) for females.[2]

References

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  1. ^ tortricidae.com
  2. ^ Metzler, E.H. & G.S. Forbes, 2012: The Lepidoptera of White Sands National Monument 5: Two new species of Cochylini (Lepidoptera, Tortricidae, Tortricinae). Zootaxa 3444: 51-60. Abstract: [1].
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