Ptychocroca crocoptycha

Ptychocroca crocoptycha
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Tortricidae
Genus: Ptychocroca
Species: P. crocoptycha
Binomial name
Ptychocroca crocoptycha
(Meyrick, 1931)[1]
Synonyms
  • Peronea crocoptycha Meyrick, 1931
  • Acleris crocoptycha
  • Eulia crocoptycha

Ptychocroca crocoptycha is a species of moth of the Tortricidae family. It is found in Argentina and Chile, where it has been recorded at altitudes ranging from near sea level to about 1,000 meters in the Andes.

In Argentina, adults have been recorded on wing in October and December, suggesting one generation per year. In Chile, adults have been reported in February and March.[2]

References

  1. tortricidae.com
  2. Brown, John W. & Jozéf Razowski, 2003, Zootaxa 303: 1-31


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