Phtheochroa duponchelana is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found in Portugal, southern France, Italy, Sicily, Malta, Crete, Albania, former Yugoslavia, southern Hungary, North Macedonia, Greece,[2] Asia Minor, Lebanon, Syria, Morocco and Algeria.[3]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Tortricidae |
| Genus: | Phtheochroa |
| Species: | P. duponchelana
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The wingspan is 18–22 mm. Adults have been recorded on wing from April to May and in July.
The larvae feed on Acanthus spinosus.
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