Pelochrista medullana

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Pelochrista medullana
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Tortricidae
Genus: Pelochrista
Species:
P. medullana
Binomial name
Pelochrista medullana
(Staudinger, 1880) [1]
Synonyms
  • Grapholitha medullanaStaudinger, 1880

Pelochrista medullana, the brown-winged root moth, is a moth of the family Tortricidae. It is native to central Europe, Turkey, southern Russia, Iran and China (Xinjiang). [2] In North America, it has been introduced to Idaho, Montana, Oregon and British Columbia. Introduction in the United States was approved in 1984.

Larva Pelochrista medullana larva.jpg
Larva

The wingspan is 14–21 mm. Adults are on wing from mid-June to the end of July. There is one generation per year.

Larvae feed on Centaurea maculosa , Centaurea biebersteinii and Centaurea diffusa in the rosette stage. They damage the roots of their host, reducing root storage capacity and exposing the plant to pathogens. Small plants are usually completely destroyed.

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