Phalonidia contractana explained

Phalonidia contractana is a moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found in southern Europe (including Spain, southern France and Italy), Dalmatia, Macedonia, Hungary, Romania, Bulgaria, Greece, Ukraine, southern Russia (Sarepta), Uralsk, Turkey, Kuldscha, Afghanistan, Kashmir, Lebanon, China (Henan, Xinjiang), Iran, Pakistan^[1] and Kyrgyzstan.^[2]

The wingspan is 12−14 mm.^[3]

Larvae have been recorded on Artemisia, Anthemis, Cichorium, Lactuca, Inula viscose and Inula graveolens.

External links

• lepiforum.de

Notes and References

1. http://hkentsoc.org/bulletin/HKEB5%281%29_Sun&Li_Cochylini.pdf A Brief Summary of Tribe Cochylini from China (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae: Tortricinae)
2. , 2010: Clepsis trifasciata sp. n. with notes on some Lepidoptera Tortricidae from Kirgizstan. Journal of Entomological and Acarological Research Serie II 42 (1): 1-10. Abstract and full article: http://www.pagepressjournals.org/index.php/jear/issue/view/28
3. , 2013: Taxonomic review of Chinese Phalonidia Le Marchand, 1933 (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae: Cochylini). Zootaxa 3641 (5): 533-553. Abstract: