Phalonidia curvistrigana

Phalonidia curvistrigana
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Tortricidae
Genus: Phalonidia
Species: P. curvistrigana
Binomial name
Phalonidia curvistrigana
(Stainton, 1859)[1]
Synonyms
  • Eupoecilia curvistrigana Stainton, 1859

Phalonidia curvistrigana, the Golden-rod Conch, is a species of moth of the Tortricidae family. It is found in China (Anhui, Beijing, Gansu, Guizhou, Heilongjiang, Shaanxi), Japan, Korea, Russia and most of Europe.[2] The habitat consists of woodland and scrubland.[3]

The wingspan is 11−16 mm.[4] Adults are on wing from June to August.[5]

The larvae feed on Prenanthes and Solidago species, as well as Mycelis muralis and Glycine max. They feed within the flowers of their host plant.

References

  1. tortricidae.com
  2. A Brief Summary of Tribe Cochylini from China (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae: Tortricinae)
  3. Hants Moths
  4. Sun, Y.-H. & H.H. Li, 2013: Taxonomic review of Chinese Phalonidia Le Marchand, 1933 (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae: Cochylini). Zootaxa 3641 (5): 533-553. Abstract: doi:10.11646/zootaxa.3641.5.3
  5. European Butterflies and Moths
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