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Phtheochroa sodaliana

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Wikipedia Abstract

Phtheochroa sodaliana, the buckthorn conch, is a species of moth of the Tortricidae family. It is found in most of Europe (except the Iberian Peninsula and part of the Balkan Peninsula) and in Russia (Uralsk) and Lebanon. The habitat consists of dry pastures, heathland and fens. The wingspan is 14–17 mm. Adults have been recorded on wing from May to June. The ground colour of the wings is white with a red-brown apical spot and blackish and metallic-grey markings. The larvae feed on Rhamnus cathartica and Frangula alnus. They spin the berries together.
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Protected Areas

Name IUCN Category Area acres Location Species Website Climate Land Use
Butser Hill 590 England, United Kingdom
Fenland 1529 England, United Kingdom
Morecambe Bay Pavements 6449 England, United Kingdom

Prey / Diet

Frangula alnus alnus (Glossy Buckthorn)[1]
Rhamnus cathartica (Hart's thorn)[1]

Prey / Diet Overlap

External References

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Attributes / relations provided by
1HOSTS - a Database of the World's Lepidopteran Hostplants Gaden S. Robinson, Phillip R. Ackery, Ian J. Kitching, George W. Beccaloni AND Luis M. Hernández
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Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0