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Phtheochroa subfumida

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Phtheochroa subfumida
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Tortricidae
Genus: Phtheochroa
Species:
P. subfumida
Binomial name
Phtheochroa subfumida
(Falkovitsh, 1963)[1]
Synonyms
  • Hysterosia (Propira) subfumida Falkovitsh, 1963

Phtheochroa subfumida is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae. The species was described by Mark I. Falkovitsh in 1963. It is found in Central Asia, Armenia, the south-eastern part of European Russia and Iran.[2]

The wingspan is about 15 mm. Adults have been recorded on wing in May and August.

The larvae feed on Haloxylon ammodendron and Salsola arbuscula.

References

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  1. ^ Tortricidae.com
  2. ^ Alipanah, Helen, 2009: Synopsis of the Cochylini (Tortricidae: Tortricinae: Cochylini) of Iran, with the description of a new species. Zootaxa 2245: 1-31.