Phalonia pimana

Phalonia pimana
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Tortricidae
Tribe: Cochylini
Genus: Unplaced
Species: P. pimana
Binomial name
Phalonia pimana
Busck, 1907[1]
Synonyms
  • Cochylis pimana
  • Nycthia pimana

"Phalonia" pimana is a species of moth of the Tortricidae family. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Arizona and California. It has also been recorded from Hispaniola.[2]

The wingspan is about 16 mm. Adults have been recorded on wing in March and from August to September.[3]

The larvae feed on Agave species.[4]

References

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