Phalonidia albipalpana

Phalonidia albipalpana is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found in southern Europe,[2] Russia (Sarepta, Uralsk, the Caucasus, Siberia), Asia Minor, the Thian Shan Mountains and Uzbekistan.[3] The habitat consists of wooded alkaline meadows.[4]

Phalonidia albipalpana
Phalonidia albipalpana in Die palaearktischen tortriciden (figure 57)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Tortricidae
Genus: Phalonidia
Species:
P. albipalpana
Binomial name
Phalonidia albipalpana
(Zeller, 1847)[1]
Synonyms
  • Tortrix albipalpana Zeller, 1847
  • Gynnidomorpha albipalpana
  • Conchylis alibpalpana Caradja, 1916

The wingspan is 11−15 mm. Adults are on wing from April to September. There may be two generations per year.

The larvae feed on Limonium vulgare. The species overwinters in the larval stage.

References
  1. tortricidae.com
  2. Fauna Europaea
  3. Phalonidia at funet
  4. Bug Wood
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