Phtheochroa decipiens is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found in Russia (the southern Ural Mountains, the Caucasus), Syria, Central Asia and Iran.[2]

Phtheochroa decipiens
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Tortricidae
Genus: Phtheochroa
Species:
P. decipiens
Binomial name
Phtheochroa decipiens
Synonyms
  • Hysterosia decipiens Walsingham, 1900
  • Phtheochroa berberidana Danilevsky, 1955
  • Hysterosia rocharva Obraztsov, 1943

The wingspan is 14–18 mm. Adults have been recorded on wing from June to August.

The larvae feed on Berberis species.

References

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  1. ^ tortricidae.com
  2. ^ Alipanah, Helen, 2009: Synopsis of the Cochylini (Tortricidae: Tortricinae: Cochylini) of Iran, with the description of a new species. Zootaxa 2245: 1-31.