Pelochrista arabescana

Pelochrista arabescana
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Tortricidae
Genus: Pelochrista
Species: P. arabescana
Binomial name
Pelochrista arabescana
(Eversmann, 1844)[1]
Synonyms
  • Cochylis arabescana Eversmann, 1844

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.

References

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