Phtheochroa kenneli

Phtheochroa kenneli
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Tortricidae
Genus: Phtheochroa
Species: P. kenneli
Binomial name
Phtheochroa kenneli
(Obraztsov, 1944)[1]
Synonyms
  • Propira kenneli Obraztsov, 1944

Phtheochroa kenneli is a species of moth of the Tortricidae family. It is found in southern Ukraine, the south-eastern Urals, the Caucasus, the Near East and Iran.[2] The habitat consists of salt marshes.

The wingspan is about 16–17 mm. Adults have been recorded on wing from July to October.[3]

References

  1. tortricidae.com
  2. Alipanah, Helen, 2009: Synopsis of the Cochylini (Tortricidae: Tortricinae: Cochylini) of Iran, with the description of a new species. Zootaxa 2245: 1-31.
  3. European Butterflies and Moths
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