Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Tortricidae Rank Species | Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Genus Pelochrista | |
Pelochrista arabescana is a species of moth of the Tortricidae family. It is found in China (Hebei, Shanxi, Inner Mongolia, Jilin, Gansu, Qinghai, Ningxia), Mongolia, Iran, Kazakhstan and Europe, where it has been recorded from Hungary, Romania, Russia and Ukraine.
The wingspan is 14–20 mm. Adults have been recorded on wing from June to August.
The larvae feed on Artemisia species.
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