Phalonidia albipalpana is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found in southern Europe,[2] Russia (Sarepta, Uralsk, the Caucasus, Siberia), Asia Minor, the Thian Shan Mountains and Uzbekistan.[3] The habitat consists of wooded alkaline meadows.[4]
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Tortricidae |
Genus: | Phalonidia |
Species: | P. albipalpana
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Binomial name | |
Phalonidia albipalpana | |
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The wingspan is 11−15 mm. Adults are on wing from April to September. There may be two generations per year.
The larvae feed on Limonium vulgare. The species overwinters in the larval stage.
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