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Ptycholoma erschoffi

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Species of moth

Ptycholoma erschoffi
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Tortricidae
Genus: Ptycholoma
Species: P. erschoffi
Binomial name
Ptycholoma erschoffi
(Christoph, 1877)
Synonyms
  • Tortrix erschoffi Christoph, 1877

Ptycholoma erschoffi is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found in the south-eastern part of European Russia, the Caucasus, Transcaucasia, Transbaikalia, Turkmenistan, Asia Minor and Iran.

The wingspan is 19–25 mm for females and 15–17 mm for males. Adults are on wing from May to June.

The larvae feed on Malus, Prunus and Rosa species. They can be found from April to May.

References

  1. tortricidae.com
  2. Alipanah, Helen, 2009: A brief study on the tribes Tortricini and Archipini (Lepidoptera: Tortricinae) from Iran. Entomofauna Band 30, Heft 10: 137-152.
Taxon identifiers
Ptycholoma erschoffi


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