Ptycholoma lecheana

Ptycholoma lecheana
	Adult
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Tortricidae
Genus:	Ptycholoma
Species:	P. lecheana
Binomial name
	Ptycholoma lecheana; (Linnaeus, 1758)
Synonyms
	List Phalaena (Tortrix) lecheana Linnaeus, 1758 ; Tortrix circumclusana Christoph, 1881 ; Ptycholoma circumclusna Choi et al., 2004 ; Cacoecia magnificana Herrich-Schffer, 1861 ; Cacoecia lecheana nipponica Oka, 1925 ; Orthotaenia obsoletana Stephens, 1829 ; Ptycholoma obsoletana Stephens, 1834 ;

Ptycholoma lecheana, the Leche's twist moth,^[2] is a moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found in Europe, China (Heilongjiang, Jilin, Hunan), Korea, Japan, Russia (Amur, Ussuri) and Asia Minor.^[3]

The wingspan is 16–20 mm. The moth flies from late May to early June in China and to July in western Europe.

The larvae feed on various trees and shrubs, including Acer, Betula, Crataegus pinnatifida, Fagus, Larix leptolepis, Populus, Prunus padus, Pyrus, Quercus, Salix koreensis, Sorbus, Tilia and Ulmus species. The species overwinters in the larval stage within a shelter made of a spun web in crevices of barks of their host plant.

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