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Phalonia yuccatana

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Species of moth

Phalonia yuccatana
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Tortricidae
Tribe: Cochylini
Genus: Unplaced
Species: P. yuccatana
Binomial name
Phalonia yuccatana
Busck, 1907
Synonyms
  • Nycthia yuccatana

"Phalonia" yuccatana is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Texas, California and Nevada.

The wingspan is about 18 mm. Adults have been recorded on wing from February to March.

The larvae feed on Yucca baccata.

References

  1. tortricidae.com
  2. mothphotographersgroup
  3. Tortricidae Food Plant Database
Taxon identifiers
Phalonia yuccatana


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