Biology:Phtheochroa vulneratana

Short description: Species of moth

Phtheochroa vulneratana
Phtheochroa vulneratana in Die palaearktischen tortriciden(figures 54-56)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Tortricidae
Genus:	Phtheochroa
Species:	P. vulneratana
Binomial name
Phtheochroa vulneratana (Zetterstedt, 1839)
Synonyms
Tortrix vulneratana Zetterstedt, 1839 Tortrix exsulana Lederer, 1855 Euxanthis meincki Amsel, 1932 Hysterosia niponica Kawabe, 1982 Phalonia vulneratana f. nipponica Matsumura, 1931

Phtheochroa vulneratana is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found in Italy, Austria, Switzerland , Fennoscandia, Russia (Alai, Sajan, Irkutsk, Amur, Kamchatka, Transbaikal), the Pamir Mountains and Mongolia. It is also found in North America (from Alaska to British Columbia and south to Colorado) and Japan (Hokkaido, Honshu). The species is found in Arctic-alpine habitats.

The wingspan is 21–24 mm. Adults have been recorded on wing from June to August.

References

Wikidata ☰ Q11410903 entry