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Species Phtheochroa n-sp - Hodges#3826

Phtheochroa vulneratana - Hodges #3826 - Phtheochroa n-sp

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Classification

Kingdom Animalia (Animals)

Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)

Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)

Class Insecta (Insects)

Order Lepidoptera (Butterflies and Moths)

Superfamily Tortricoidea (Tortricid Moths)

Family Tortricidae (Tortricid Moths)

Subfamily Tortricinae

Tribe Cochylini

Genus Phtheochroa

Species n-sp (Phtheochroa n-sp - Hodges#3826)

Hodges Number

3826

Range

Alaska to British Columbia, south to Colorado. (1)

Widespread range in Old and New World Arctic-alpine regions. (1)

Type locality: Sweden.

Habitat

Arctic-alpine. (1)

Season

The adults are most common in July and August. (1)

Life Cycle

Powell & Opler (2009) reported the immature stages and host plant are unknown. (1)

Remarks

This page is for the undescribed species Phtheochroa vulnerata of authors, not (Zetterstedt, 1839). True vulnerata is Palearctic, not Holarctic as previously thought.(2)

Print References

Powell, J.A. & P.A. Opler, 2009. Moths of Western North America, plate. 20.20, p. 157. (1)

Zetterstedt, J.W., 1839. Insecta Lapponica Descripta: 979.

Internet References

Moth Photographers Group (3)

Barcode of Life Data Systems (BOLD) (4)

Johan Wilhelm Zetterstedt (1785 –1874)

Works Cited

1.	Moths of Western North America Powell and Opler. 2009. UC Press.

2.	Immigrant Tortricidae: Holarctic versus Introduced Species in North America Gilligan, T.M., J.W. Brown, J, Baixeras. 2020. Insects, 11(9), 594: 1-59.

3.	North American Moth Photographers Group

4.	BOLD: The Barcode of Life Data Systems

Contributed by Maury J. Heiman on 16 July, 2013 - 9:39am
Additional contributions by Steve Nanz, Randy Hardy, Blocky
Last updated 14 September, 2020 - 11:07pm

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