Phalonidia contractana

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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[2] and Kyrgyzstan.[3]

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Phalonidia contractana
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Tortricidae
Genus: Phalonidia
Species:
P. contractana
Binomial name
Phalonidia contractana
(Zeller, 1847)[1]
Synonyms
  • Phalonia exaequata Meyrick, 1923
  • Conchylis manifestana Kennel, 1901
  • Phalonia thermoconis Meyrick, 1925
  • Cochylis contractana Zeller, 1847
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The wingspan is 12−14 mm.[4]

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

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