Adoxophyes privatana

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Adoxophyes privatana
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Tortricidae
Genus: Adoxophyes
Species:
A. privatana
Binomial name
Adoxophyes privatana
(Walker, 1863) [1]
Synonyms
  • Dichelia privatanaWalker, 1863
  • Adoxophyes euryomisMeyrick in Gardiner, 1902
  • Adoxophyes privataCaradja, 1938

Adoxophyes privatana, the appleleaf-curling moth, [2] is a moth of the family Tortricidae. The species was first described by Francis Walker in 1863. [3] It is native to south-east Asia, where it has been recorded from Taiwan, Hong Kong, Hainan in China, Nepal, India, Sri-Lanka, [4] Thailand, Vietnam, western Malaysia, Singapore, Sumatra, Java, Borneo, the Philippines and the Chagos Archipelago. It is an accidental introduction in Great Britain.

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Description

The wingspan is 15–19 mm. In China this species has several generations per year.

The larvae feed on various trees, [5] including fruit trees such as mandarin and guava. Recorded food plants include Alternanthera sessilis , Cantharospermum barbatum , Calophyllum inophyllum , Camellia , Carica papaya , Cassia siamea , Citrus , Croton , Derris , Eugenia aquea , Evodia accedens , Desmodium gyroides , Eugenia densiflora , Flacourtia , Glycine max , Jasminum sambac , Lantana , Linum , Mangifera indica , Nephelium lappaceum , Nephelium litchi , Ricinus , Schima noronhae , Sida acuta , Solanum torvum , Theobroma and Vitex negundo.

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References

  1. ↑ Tortricid.net
  2. ↑ "Appleleaf-curling moth". Forestry Images. Retrieved 29 July 2018.
  3. ↑ "Species Details: Adoxophyes privatana Walker, 1863". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 29 July 2018.
  4. ↑ Koçak, Ahmet Ömer; Kemal, Muhabbet (20 February 2012). "Preliminary list of the Lepidoptera of Sri Lanka". Cesa News (79). Centre for Entomological Studies Ankara: 1–57 – via Academia.
  5. ↑ Diakonoff, A. (1982). "On a Collection of Some Families of Micro-Lepidoptera from Sri Lanka (Ceylon)". Zoologische Verhandelingen. 193: 1–124 – via Naturalis Biodiversity Center.


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