Ptychocroca galenia is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found in Chile (from the Talca Province to the Malleco Province).[2] It has been recorded from altitudes ranging from near sea level to about 1,600 meters.

Ptychocroca galenia
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Tortricidae
Genus: Ptychocroca
Species:
P. galenia
Binomial name
Ptychocroca galenia
(Razowski, 1999)[1]
Synonyms
  • Haemateulia galenia Razowski, 1999

Adults are on wing from November to January, probably in one generation per year.[3]

References edit

  1. ^ tortricidae.com
  2. ^ Razowski, J. & V. Pelz 2010: Tortricidae from Chile (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae). Shilap Revista de Lepidopterologia 38 (149): 5-55.
  3. ^ Brown, John W. & Jozéf Razowski, 2003, Zootaxa 303: 1-31 [1]