Eccopsis wahlbergiana
Species of moth
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Eccopsis wahlbergiana is a moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found throughout of subtropical Africa, from Sénégal to South Africa, including the islands of Comoros, Cape Verde and Madagascar.[1]
| Eccopsis wahlbergiana | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Tortricidae |
| Genus: | Eccopsis |
| Species: | E. wahlbergiana |
| Binomial name | |
| Eccopsis wahlbergiana Zeller, 1852 | |
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Known host plants of the larvae are Euphorbiaceae (Ricinus sp. and Ricinus communis).[2]
