Phtheochroa duponchelana, Crete - photo © K. Bormpoudaki
Phtheochroa duponchelana (Duponchel, 1843)
MOTH INFO
Phtheochroa duponchelana is a moth of the family Tortricidae on the island of Crete, Greece.
Scientific name
Phtheochroa duponchelana (Duponchel, 1843)
Sericoris duponchelana (Duponchel, 1843)
Phtheochroa gloriosana (Herrich-Schäffer, 1851)
Hysterosia syriaca (Walsingham, 1900)
Common name
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Classification
Superfamily: Tortricoidea > Family: Tortricidae > Subfamily: Tortricinae > Tribus: Cochylini > Genus: Phtheochroa
Wingspan
18-22 mm
Habitat
Olive groves, phrygana, dry shrubland.
Food plant
It is assumed that the larva is oligophagous on Acanthus spinosus (Acanthaceae), but there is no evidence yet (Tribul Cochylini (Lepidoptera, Tortricidae) în România.Kovács, Z. & S. Kovács (2020: 54)).
Flight period
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