Phtheochroa purana

Phtheochroa purana
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Tortricidae
Genus: Phtheochroa
Species: P. purana
Binomial name
Phtheochroa purana
(Guenee, 1845)[1]
Synonyms
  • Argyrolepia purana Guenee, 1845
  • Tortrix limbatana Herrich-Schaffer, 1847
  • Tortrix (Cochylis) limbatana Herrich-Schaffer, 1851

Phtheochroa purana is a species of moth of the Tortricidae family. It is found in France, Italy, Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Hungary, Romania[2] and Asia Minor.[3]

The wingspan is 14–16 mm. Adults have been recorded on wing from June to July.[4]

The larvae feed on Cephalaria leucantha.

References

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