Ptycholoma erschoffi

Ptycholoma erschoffi
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Tortricidae
Genus: Ptycholoma
Species: P. erschoffi
Binomial name
Ptycholoma erschoffi
(Christoph, 1877)[1]
Synonyms
  • Tortrix erschoffi Christoph, 1877

Ptycholoma erschoffi is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found in the south-eastern part of European Russia, the Caucasus, Transcaucasia, Transbaikalia, Turkmenistan, Asia Minor and Iran.[2]

The wingspan is 19-25 mm for females and 15-17 mm for males. Adults are on wing from May to June.[3]

The larvae feed on Malus, Prunus and Rosa species. They can be found from April to May.

References

  1. tortricidae.com
  2. Alipanah, Helen, 2009: A brief study on the tribes Tortricini and Archipini (Lepidoptera: Tortricinae) from Iran. Entomofauna Band 30, Heft 10: 137-152.
  3. European Butterflies and Moths
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