Phtheochroa inopiana

Phtheochroa inopiana, the plain conch, is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found in China (Beijing, Gansu, Hebei, Heilongjiang, Jilin), Iran, Japan, Mongolia, Russia[2] and most of Europe. It has also been recorded from North America.[3] The habitat consists of damp areas and woodland edges.

Phtheochroa inopiana
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Tortricidae
Genus: Phtheochroa
Species:
P. inopiana
Binomial name
Phtheochroa inopiana
(Haworth, [1811])[1]
Synonyms
  • Tortrix inopiana Haworth, [1811]
  • Tortrix centrana Herrich-Schaffer, 1850
  • Tortrix (Euchromia) centrana Herrich-Schaffer, 1851
  • Tortrix (Idiographis) excentricana Erschoff, 1877
  • Hysterosia inopiana ab. hinnuleana Krulikowsky, 1908
  • Hysterosia inopiana var. obscurana Kennel, 1913
  • Hysterosia inopiana var. pallidana Caradja, 1916
  • Tortrix tripsiana Eversmann, 1844

The wingspan is 17–22 mm. The forewings are relatively narrow and brownish, quite variable in colour. Adults are sexually dimorphic, the females are plainer than the males. Meyrick describes it - Forewings light ochreous, more or less sprinkled or strigulated with brownish, sometimes reddish-tinged; sometimes two darker dots in disc beyond middle. Hindwings pale fuscous. The larva ochreous-whitish; head and plate of 2 brown.[4]

The moths are on wing from June to August in western Europe.

The larvae feed inside the roots of Pulicaria dysenterica. The species overwinters in the larval stage.

References
  1. tortricidae.com
  2. A Brief Summary of Tribe Cochylini from China (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae: Tortricinae)
  3. mothphotographersgroup
  4. Meyrick, E., 1895 A Handbook of British Lepidoptera MacMillan, London pdf Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain. Keys and description
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