Biology:Phtheochroa modestana

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Short description: Species of moth

Phtheochroa modestana
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Tortricidae
Genus: Phtheochroa
Species:
P. modestana
Binomial name
Phtheochroa modestana
(Busck, 1907)[1]
Synonyms
  • Hysterosia modestana Busck, 1907

Phtheochroa modestana, the modest phtheochroa moth, is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Alberta, eastward across southern Canada . In the United States, it is found from Maine to Illinois and South Carolina.[2]

The wingspan is 17–20 mm. Adults have been recorded on wing from June to September.[3]

References

Wikidata ☰ Q14090896 entry