Phalonidia felix

Phalonidia felix
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Tortricidae
Genus: Phalonidia
Species: P. felix
Binomial name
Phalonidia felix
(Walsingham, 1895)[1]
Synonyms
  • Phalonia felix Walsingham, 1895
  • Platphalonidia felix

Phalonidia felix is a species of moth of the Tortricidae family. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Alberta, Arizona, California, Colorado, Florida, Maryland, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Ontario, Tennessee, Texas and Virginia.[2]

The length of the forewings is 6.5–9 mm.[3] Adults have been recorded on wing from February to October.

The larvae feed on Senecio flaccidus andSenecio blochmaniae, but have also been reared on Artemisia species.

References

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