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Pelochrista arabescana

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Species of moth

Pelochrista arabescana
Pelochrista arabescana in Kennel Die palaearktischen tortriciden figure 23 male
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Tortricidae
Genus: Pelochrista
Species: P. arabescana
Binomial name
Pelochrista arabescana
(Eversmann, 1844)
Synonyms
  • Cochylis arabescana Eversmann, 1844

Pelochrista arabescana is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found in China (Hebei, Shanxi, Inner Mongolia, Jilin, Gansu, Qinghai, Ningxia), Mongolia, Iran, Kazakhstan and Europe, where it has been recorded from Hungary, Romania, Russia and Ukraine.

The wingspan is 14–20 mm. Adults have been recorded on wing from June to August.

The larvae feed on Artemisia species.

References

  1. tortricidae.com
  2. Catalogue of Eucosmini from China (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae)
  3. Fauna Europaea
Taxon identifiers
Pelochrista arabescana


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