Biology:Phalonidia felix

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Short description: Species of moth

Phalonidia felix
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Tortricidae
Genus: Phalonidia
Species:
P. felix
Binomial name
Phalonidia felix
(Walsingham, 1895)[1]
Synonyms
  • Phalonia felix Walsingham, 1895
  • Platphalonidia felix

Phalonidia felix is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Alberta, Arizona, California , Colorado, Florida, Maryland, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Ontario, Tennessee , Texas and Virginia.[2]

The length of the forewings is 6.5–9 mm.[3] Adults have been recorded on wing from February to October.

The larvae feed on Senecio flaccidus andSenecio blochmaniae, but have also been reared on Artemisia species.

References

Wikidata ☰ Q16757094 entry