Phalonidia curvistrigana

Phalonidia curvistrigana
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Tortricidae
Genus: Phalonidia
Species: P. curvistrigana
Binomial name
Phalonidia curvistrigana
(Stainton, 1859)[1]
Synonyms
  • Eupoecilia curvistrigana Stainton, 1859

Phalonidia curvistrigana, the Golden-rod Conch, is a species of moth of the Tortricidae family. It is found in China (Anhui, Beijing, Gansu, Guizhou, Heilongjiang, Shaanxi), Japan, Korea, Russia and most of Europe.[2] The habitat consists of woodland and scrubland.[3]

The wingspan is 11−16 mm.[4] Adults are on wing from June to August.[5]

The larvae feed on Prenanthes and Solidago species, as well as Mycelis muralis and Glycine max. They feed within the flowers of their host plant.

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