Phalonidia felix

Phalonidia felix
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Clade:Euarthropoda
Class:Insecta
Order:Lepidoptera
Family:Tortricidae
Genus:Phalonidia
Species: P. felix
Binomial name
Phalonidia felix
Synonyms
  • Phalonia felix Walsingham, 1895
  • Platphalonidia felix

Phalonidia felix is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae. 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.

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