Philedonides rhombicana is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found in Germany, Austria, Italy, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Hungary, Romania and Ukraine.[2]
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| Philedonides rhombicana in Kennel Die palaearktischen tortriciden figure 6 female | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Tortricidae |
| Genus: | Philedonides |
| Species: | P. rhombicana
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| Philedonides rhombicana (Herrich-Schäffer, 1851)[1]
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The wingspan is 13–16 mm. The forewings have a light chocolate brown or yellow to chocolate brown tone, with a dark chocolate brown stripe and subapical spot.[3] Adults are on wing from June to August.
The larvae feed on Mentha, Trifolium, Rumex (including Rumex acetosella), Genista and Rosa species.
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