Scoliographa acanthis

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Scoliographa acanthis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Depressariidae
Genus: Scoliographa
Species:
S. acanthis
Binomial name
Scoliographa acanthis
(Meyrick, 1920)
Synonyms
  • Polychrosis acanthis Meyrick, 1920
  • Lobesia acanthis Clarke, 1958
  • Matsumuraeses acanthis Diakonoff, 1973

Scoliographa acanthis is a moth of the family Tortricidae first described by Edward Meyrick in 1920. It is found in India and Sri Lanka.[1]

Its larval food plant is Justicia gendarussa, where the caterpillar feeds on the stem and leaves.[2]

Related Articles

Wikiwand AI