Dichelia histrionana is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found from Fennoscandia to Belgium, Italy and Greece and from the Netherlands to Poland and Romania.
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Tortricidae |
| Genus: | Dichelia |
| Species: | D. histrionana
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The wingspan is 17–22 mm.[2] Adults are on wing from the end of May to late August.
The larvae feed on Picea and Abies species.[3] The species overwinters as a young larva in a mined needle.[4] Larvae can be found from August to June of the following year.
References
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- ^ Fauna Europaea
- ^ "microlepidoptera.nl". Archived from the original on 2011-05-01. Retrieved 2011-09-21.
- ^ "bladmineerders.nl". Archived from the original on 2012-09-27. Retrieved 2011-09-21.
- ^ "Lepidoptera of Belgium". Archived from the original on 2011-09-09. Retrieved 2011-09-21.