Pelochrista arabescana
| Pelochrista arabescana | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Tortricidae |
| Genus: | Pelochrista |
| Species: | P. arabescana |
| Binomial name | |
| Pelochrista arabescana (Eversmann, 1844)[1] | |
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Pelochrista arabescana is a species of moth of the Tortricidae family. It is found in China (Hebei, Shanxi, Inner Mongolia, Jilin, Gansu, Qinghai, Ningxia), Mongolia, Iran, Kazakhstan and Europe,[2] where it has been recorded from Hungary, Romania, Russia and Ukraine.[3]
The wingspan is 14–20 mm. Adults have been recorded on wing from June to August.[4]
The larvae feed on Artemisia species.
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