Phtheochroa inopiana

Phtheochroa implicata, 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[2] and most of Europe. It has also been recorded from North America.[3] The habitat consists of damp areas and woodland edges.

Phtheochroa inopiana
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Tortricidae
Genus:
Phtheochroa
Species:
P. inopiana
Binomial name
Phtheochroa inopiana
(Haworth, [1811])[1]
Synonyms
  • Tortrix inopiana Haworth, [1811]
  • 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

The wingspan is 17–22 mm. Adults are sexually dimorphic, the females are plainer than the males. Adults are on wing 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. mothphotographersgroup


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