Phtheochroa subfumida is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae. The species was described by Mark I. Falkovitsh in 1963. It is found in Central Asia, Armenia, the south-eastern part of European Russia and Iran.[2]

Phtheochroa subfumida
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Tortricidae
Genus: Phtheochroa
Species:
P. subfumida
Binomial name
Phtheochroa subfumida
(Falkovitsh, 1963)[1]
Synonyms
  • Hysterosia (Propira) subfumida Falkovitsh, 1963

The wingspan is about 15 mm. Adults have been recorded on wing in May and August.

The larvae feed on Haloxylon ammodendron and Salsola arbuscula.

References edit

  1. ^ Tortricidae.com
  2. ^ Alipanah, Helen, 2009: Synopsis of the Cochylini (Tortricidae: Tortricinae: Cochylini) of Iran, with the description of a new species. Zootaxa 2245: 1-31.