Pelochrista decolorana

Pelochrista decolorana
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Tortricidae
Genus: Pelochrista
Species: P. decolorana
Binomial name
Pelochrista decolorana
(Freyer, 1842)[1]
Synonyms
  • Paedisca decolorana Freyer, 1842

Pelochrista decolorana is a species of moth of the Tortricidae family. It is found in China (Tianjin, Hebei, Inner Mongolia, Heilongjiang, Anhui, Henan, Shaanxi, Gansu, Xinjiang), Mongolia, Korea, Japan, Russia and Europe,[2] where it has been recorded from Sicily, Spain, France, Germany, Austria, Slovakia, Bulgaria, Hungary, Romania, Poland and Ukraine.[3]

The wingspan is 11–16 mm. Adults have been recorded on wing from May to July.[4]

The larvae feed on Solidago species. Larvae can be found from September to October.

References

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