Meridemis invalidana

Meridemis invalidana is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae first described by Francis Walker in 1863.^[2] It is found in India, Sri Lanka,^[3] Nepal, Vietnam, Malaysia, China, Taiwan and Korea.

Phylum:Arthropoda

Class:Insecta

Order:Lepidoptera

Family:Tortricidae

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Meridemis invalidana
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Tortricidae
Genus:	Meridemis
Species:	M. invalidana
Binomial name
Meridemis invalidana (Walker, 1863)[1]
Synonyms
Tortrix invalidana Walker, 1863 Epagoge invalidana Meyrick, 1908 Capua invalidana Meyrick, 1912 Dichelia detractana (nec Walker) Walsingham, in Swinhoe, 1885 Epagoge retractana (nec Walker) Walsingham, 1900 Capua retractana (nec Walker) Meyrick, 1912 Homona retractana (nec Walker) Obraztsov, 1954 Meridemis invalidana Diakonoff, 1976

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The larvae feed on Piper betle.^[4]