Biology:Phtheochroa duponchelana

Short description: Species of moth

Phtheochroa duponchelana
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Tortricidae
Genus:	Phtheochroa
Species:	P. duponchelana
Binomial name
Phtheochroa duponchelana (Duponchel in Godart, 1843)
Synonyms
Sericoris duponchelana Duponchel in Godart, 1843 Sericoris duponcheliana Costa, 1847 Tortrix gloriosana Herrich-Schaffer, 1847 Tortrix (Phtheochroa) gloriosana Herrich-Schaffer, 1851 Hysterosia syriaca Walsingham, 1900

Phtheochroa duponchelana is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found in Portugal, southern France , Italy, Sicily, Malta, Crete, Albania, former Yugoslavia, southern Hungary, North Macedonia, Greece, Asia Minor, Lebanon, Syria, Morocco and Algeria.

The wingspan is 18–22 mm. Adults have been recorded on wing from April to May and in July.

The larvae feed on Acanthus spinosus.

References

Wikidata ☰ Q14090716 entry