Phtheochroa duponchelana, Crete - photo © K. Bormpoudaki

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

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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Links

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Plant Parasites of Europe

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