Phalonidia gilvicomana

Phalonidia gilvicomana
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Tortricidae
Genus: Phalonidia
Species: P. gilvicomana
Binomial name
Phalonidia gilvicomana
(Zeller, 1847)[1]
Synonyms
  • Cochylis gilvicomana Zeller, 1847
  • Gynnidomorpha gilvicomana
  • Tortrix flaviscapulana Herrich-Schaffer, 1847
  • Tortrix (Coccyx) flaviscapulana Herrich-Schaffer, 1851
  • Coccyx flavoscapulana Herrich-Schaffer, 1856

Phalonidia gilvicomana, the Wall-lettuce Conch, is a species of moth of the Tortricidae family. It is found in most of Europe.[2][3] The habitat consists of woodlands, downlands and waste grounds.[4]

The wingspan is 11−14 mm. Adults are on wing from June to August.[5]

The larvae feed on Lapsana communis, Chenopodium species, Prenanthes purpurea and Mycelis muralis. They live in the seed-heads and feed on the seeds of their host plant.[6]

References

  1. ↑ tortricidae.com
  2. ↑ Fauna Europaea
  3. ↑ Phalonidia at funet
  4. ↑ Hants Moths
  5. ↑ European Butterflies and Moths
  6. ↑ UKmoths
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