Dasodis microphthora
Species of moth
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Dasodis microphthora is a moth of the family Tortricidae first described by Edward Meyrick in 1936.[1] It is found in Sri Lanka,[2] Java and the western Caroline Islands.
| Dasodis microphthora | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Tortricidae |
| Genus: | Dasodis |
| Species: | D. microphthora |
| Binomial name | |
| Dasodis microphthora (Meyrick, 1936) | |
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Description
Adult male wingspan is 11 mm. Head light cinereous (ash grey). Antenna light fuscous. Palpus cinereous. Thorax pale fuscous grey. Tegula suffused dark grey. Abdomen fuscous grey. Posterior leg whitish ochreous. Forewing oblong suboval and narrow. Costa slightly curved at ends. Apex projecting, pointed. Termen deeply sinuate below apex. Forewings fuscous and cinereous. Cilia light fuscous. Hindwings pale ochreous fuscous with a golden gloss. Cilia pale ochreous.[3]
Larval food plants are Heptapleurum species.
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