''Phalonidia manniana'' is a
moth of the family
Tortricidae. It is found in most of Europe.
The
wingspan is 10–13 mm. The head is white, its sides ochreous-brown. The forewings have moderately arched costa. The forewing ground colour is whitish-ochreous, its margins strigulated with brown. There is a suffusion along the base of the costa, an oblique streak from dorsum near the base and a median fascia angulated above middle. There is a fascia-like spot from costa posteriorly which does not reach the termen, and indistinct suffusions before and above the tornus All are deep ochreous, sometimes brown-sprinkled. The hindwings are pale grey.
[Meyrick, E., 1895 ''A Handbook of British Lepidoptera'' MacMillan, Londo]
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Keys and description
Adults are on wing from June to August depending on the location.
Larvae have been recorded on ''
Mentha piperita
Peppermint (''Mentha'' × ''piperita'') is a hybrid species of mint, a cross between watermint and spearmint. Indigenous to Europe and the Middle East, the plant is now widely spread and cultivated in many regions of the world.Euro+Med Plantbas ...
'', ''
Mentha aquatica'', ''
Mentha longifolia'', ''
Alisma plantago-aquatica'', ''
Butomus
''Butomus'' is the only known genus in the plant family Butomaceae, native to Europe and Asia. It is considered invasive in some parts of the United States.
Taxonomy
The Butomaceae family has been recognized by most taxonomists as a plant ...
'', ''
Lycopus'' and ''
Inula''.
References
External links
Lepidoptera of BelgiumUK Moths
Phalonidia
Moths of Japan
Moths of Europe
Moths described in 1839
Taxa named by Josef Emanuel Fischer von Röslerstamm
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