Cochylis posterana is a moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found in Europe, Iran and China (Gansu, Xinjiang).Cochylis Treitschke in China: one new species and five new records (Lepidoptera, Tortricidae, Cochylini)
The wingspan is 13–16 mm.
Larvae have been recorded feeding on Carduus nutans, Cirsium lanceolatum and Centaurea jacea.
Subspecies Cochylis posterana posterana (Europe) Cochylis posterana hyrcana (Toll, 1948) (Iran, China: Gansu, Xinjiang)
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