Phalonia yuccatana

Phalonia yuccatana
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Tortricidae
Tribe: Cochylini
Genus: Unplaced
Species: P. yuccatana
Binomial name
Phalonia yuccatana
Busck, 1907[1]
Synonyms
  • Nycthia yuccatana

"Phalonia" yuccatana is a species of moth of the Tortricidae family. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Texas, California and Nevada.

The wingspan is about 18 mm. Adults have been recorded on wing from February to March.[2]

The larvae feed on Yucca baccata.[3]

References

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