Ptycholoma imitator explained

Ptycholoma imitator is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found in China (Heilongjiang, Jilin, Fujian), the Korean Peninsula, Japan (Hokkaido, Honshu) and Russia (Amur, Siberia).[1] The habitat consists of oak forests, cedar broad-leaved forests, fir broad-leaved forests, valley broad-leaved forests and gardens.

The wingspan is 18–24 for males and 24 mm for females.[2] Adults are on wing from July to August.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Revision of Tribe Archipini (Tortricidae: Tortricinae) in Northeast China . 10.1007/BF02856773 . 2003 . Bong-Kyu . Byun . Shan-Chun . Yan . Cheng-De . Li . Journal of Forestry Research . 14 . 2 . 93–102 .
  2. http://www.jpmoth.org/~dmoth/51_Tortricidae/5001%20Tortricinae/50010910_Ptycholoma/Ptycholoma%20imitator/Ptycholoma_imitator.htm Japanese Moths
  3. Book: Lepidopterous Fauna of the USSR and Adjacent Countries: A Collection of Papers Dedicated to Professor Alexsandr Sergeevich Danilevskii . 90-04-08805-9 . Kryzhanovskiĭ . Oleg Leonidovich . Davis . Donald Ray . 1989 . Brill Archive .