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]

Phalonidia felix
Platphalonidia felix, Texas
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Tortricidae
Genus: Phalonidia
Species:
P. felix
Binomial name
Phalonidia felix
Synonyms
  • Phalonia felix Walsingham, 1895
  • Platphalonidia felix

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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