Phalonidia lepidana

Phalonidia lepidana is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found in eastern North America, where it has been recorded from Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Maine, Massachusetts, Minnesota, North Carolina, Ohio, Ontario, Pennsylvania, Quebec, Tennessee and Wisconsin.

Phalonidia lepidana
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Tortricidae
Genus: Phalonidia
Species:
P. lepidana
Binomial name
Phalonidia lepidana
(Clemens, 1860)[1]
Synonyms
  • Argyrolepia lepidana Clemens, 1860
  • Phalonia plummeriana Busck, 1907
  • Phalonia schwarziana Busck, 1907
  • Conchylis straminoides Grote, 1873
  • Phalonia zaracana Kearfott, 1907

The wingspan is 12–13 mm. Adults have been recorded on wing from May to August.[2]

References
  1. tortricidae.com
  2. mothphotographersgroup
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