Phtheochroa purana

Species of moth

Phtheochroa purana

Scientific classification
Kingdom:  | Animalia
Phylum:  | Arthropoda
Class:  | Insecta
Order:  | Lepidoptera
Family:  | Tortricidae
Genus:  | Phtheochroa
Species:  |

P. purana

Binomial name
Phtheochroa purana

(Guenee, 1845)[1]

Synonyms

* Argyrolepia purana Guenee, 1845
* Tortrix limbatana Herrich-Schaffer, 1847
* Tortrix (Cochylis) limbatana Herrich-Schaffer, 1851

Phtheochroa purana is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found in France, Italy, Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Hungary, Romania[2] and Asia Minor.[3]

The wingspan is 14–16 mm. Adults have been recorded on wing from June to July.

The larvae feed on Cephalaria leucantha.

## References[edit]

1. ^ tortricidae.com
2. ^ Fauna Europaea
3. ^ Phtheochroa at funet

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Taxon identifiers|

* Wikidata: Q14091058
* BioLib: 48580
* BOLD: 800943
* CoL: 94DBF
* EoL: 4111251
* EUNIS: 304688
* Fauna Europaea: 439499
* Fauna Europaea (new): d685b2cd-1946-4958-b554-796a5602fe6d
* GBIF: 4530853
* iNaturalist: 1062051
* LepIndex: 293449

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