A New Taxonomic Placement of Cochylis discerta (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae) to Falseuncaria Supported by Congruent Mitogenomic and Morphological Evidence

ABSTRACT In the realm of taxonomic research focused on the Lepidoptera order, our investigation provides evidence supporting the potential reclassification of Cochylis discerta Razowski. The complete mitochondrial genomes of four species of Cochylini were newly sequenced: Aethes alatavica (Danilevskij), Cochylis discerta Razowski, Cochylis faustana (Kennel), and Falseuncaria kaszabi Razowski. Incorporating these new data, we conducted phylogenomic analyses on the family Tortricidae using Bayesian inference (BI) and maximum likelihood (ML) methods. The results of these analyses are congruent with morphological evaluations, including details of wing patterns, genitalia architecture, and other traits. Taken together, the molecular and morphological evidence supports the provisional transfer of Cochylis discerta Razowski to Falseuncaria Obraztsov & Swatschek, resulting in F. discerta (Razowski), new combination.