Philedonides rhombicana

Philedonides rhombicana
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Tortricidae
Genus: Philedonides
Species: P. rhombicana
Binomial name
Philedonides rhombicana
(Herrich-Schffer, 1851)[1]
Synonyms
  • Tortrix (Lozotaenia) rhombicana Herrich-Schffer, 1851
  • Philedonides alexinschii St noiu & Nemes, 1974
  • rhombicana Herrich-Schaffer, 1847

Philedonides rhombicana is a species of moth of the Tortricidae family. It is found in Germany, Austria, Italy, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Hungary, Romania and Ukraine.[2]

The wingspan is 13-16 mm. The forewings have a light chocolate brown or yellow to chocolate brown tone, with a dark chocolate brown stripe and subapical spot.[3] Adults are on wing from June to August.[4]

The larvae feed on Mentha, Trifolium, Rumex (including Rumex acetosella), Genista and Rosa species.

References

  1. ↑ tortricidae.com
  2. ↑ Fauna Europaea
  3. ↑ Keys to the Insects of the European Part of the USSR.: Lepidoptera. IV
  4. ↑ European Butterflies and Moths
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