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Phtheochroa inopiana
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Tortricidae
Genus:	Phtheochroa
Species:	P. inopiana
Binomial name
Phtheochroa inopiana (Haworth, )
Synonyms
Tortrix inopiana Haworth, Tortrix centrana Herrich-Schaffer, 1850 Tortrix (Euchromia) centrana Herrich-Schaffer, 1851 Tortrix (Idiographis) excentricana Erschoff, 1877 Hysterosia inopiana ab. hinnuleana Krulikowsky, 1908 Hysterosia inopiana var. obscurana Kennel, 1913 Hysterosia inopiana var. pallidana Caradja, 1916 Tortrix tripsiana Eversmann, 1844

Phtheochroa inopiana, the plain conch, is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found in China (Beijing, Gansu, Hebei, Heilongjiang, Jilin), Iran, Japan, Mongolia, Russia and most of Europe. It has also been recorded in North America. The habitat consists of damp areas and woodland edges.

The wingspan is 17–22 mm. The forewings are relatively narrow and brownish, and are quite variable in colour. Adults are sexually dimorphic; the females are plainer than the males. Meyrick describes it: "Forewings light ochreous, more or less sprinkled or strigulated with brownish, sometimes reddish-tinged; sometimes two darker dots in disc beyond middle. Hindwings pale fuscous. The larva ochreous-whitish; head and plate of 2 brown."

The adult flight period of the plain conch is from June to August in western Europe.

The larvae feed inside the roots of Pulicaria dysenterica. The species overwinters in the larval stage.

References

1. tortricidae.com
2. A Brief Summary of Tribe Cochylini from China (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae: Tortricinae)
3. Meyrick, E., 1895 A Handbook of British Lepidoptera MacMillan, London pdf This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain. Keys and description

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