Phtheochroa decipiens
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Tortricidae |
| Genus: | Phtheochroa |
| Species: | P. decipiens
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| Binomial name | |
| Phtheochroa decipiens (Walsingham, 1900)[1]
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Phtheochroa decipiens is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found in Russia (the southern Ural Mountains, the Caucasus), Syria, Central Asia and Iran.[2]
The wingspan is 14–18 mm. Adults have been recorded on wing from June to August.
The larvae feed on Berberis species.
References[edit]
- ^ tortricidae.com
- ^ Alipanah, Helen, 2009: Synopsis of the Cochylini (Tortricidae: Tortricinae: Cochylini) of Iran, with the description of a new species. Zootaxa 2245: 1-31.