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
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.

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