Paracroesia picevora

Paracroesia picevora is a moth of the family Tortricidae. It was described by You-Qiao Liu in 1990.[1][2] It is found in Gansu, China.

Paracroesia picevora
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Tortricidae
Genus: Paracroesia
Species:
P. picevora
Binomial name
Paracroesia picevora
Y.-Q. Liu, 1990

The length of the forewings is about 6.5 mm. The forewings are pale yellowish brown and the hindwings are greyish brown.

The larvae feed on Picea crassifolia.[2]

References

  1. Baixeras, J.; Brown, J. W. & Gilligan, T. M. "Paracroesia". Tortricid.net. Retrieved 28 July 2011.
  2. Liu, Youqiao (1990). "Three new species of tortricids on Picea". Forest Research (in Chinese and English). 3 (2): 137-140.


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