Phtheochroa chalcantha

Phtheochroa chalcantha
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Tortricidae
Genus: Phtheochroa
Species: P. chalcantha
Binomial name
Phtheochroa chalcantha
(Meyrick, 1912)[1]
Synonyms
  • Pharmacis chalcantha Meyrick, 1912

Phtheochroa chalcantha is a species of moth of the Tortricidae family. It is found in the Near East[2] and Russia.

The wingspan is 17–19 mm. The forewings are white, tinged with yellow. There is a suffused orange streak along the costa. The hindwings are light grey.[3]

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