Phalonidia curvistrigana

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Phalonidia curvistrigana
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Tortricidae
Genus: Phalonidia
Species:
P. curvistrigana
Binomial name
Phalonidia curvistrigana
(Stainton, 1859) [1]
Synonyms
  • Eupoecilia curvistriganaStainton, 1859

Phalonidia curvistrigana, the golden-rod conch, is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found in China (Anhui, Beijing, Gansu, Guizhou, Heilongjiang, Shaanxi), Japan, Korea, Russia and most of Europe. [2] The habitat consists of woodland and scrubland. [3]

The wingspan is 11−16 mm. [4] Adults are on wing from June to August.

The larvae feed on Prenanthes and Solidago species, as well as Mycelis muralis and Glycine max . They feed within the flowers of their host plant.

References

  1. tortricidae.com
  2. A Brief Summary of Tribe Cochylini from China (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae: Tortricinae)
  3. Hants Moths
  4. Sun, Yinghui; Li, Houhun (2013-04-29). "Taxonomic review of Chinese Phalonidia Le Marchand, 1933 (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae: Cochylini)" . Zootaxa. 3641 (5): 533–553. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.3641.5.3. ISSN   1175-5334.