Pelochrista medullana, the brown-winged root moth, is a moth of the family Tortricidae. It is native to central Europe, Turkey, southern Russia, Iran and China (Xinjiang).[2] In North America, it has been introduced to Idaho, Montana, Oregon and British Columbia. Introduction in the United States was approved in 1984.
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Tortricidae |
Genus: | Pelochrista |
Species: | P. medullana
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Binomial name | |
Pelochrista medullana (Staudinger, 1880)[1]
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The wingspan is 14–21 mm. Adults are on wing from mid-June to the end of July. There is one generation per year.
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