Amorbia eccopta

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Amorbia eccopta
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Tortricidae
Genus: Amorbia
Species:
A. eccopta
Binomial name
Amorbia eccopta
Walsingham, 1913 [1]

Amorbia eccopta is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found in Costa Rica, Guatemala and Mexico at altitudes between sea level and 1,600 meters.

The length of the forewings is 8.4–9 mm for males and 10-11.5 mm for females. The ground colour of the forewings is straw yellow and the hindwings are also straw yellow. There are multiple generations per year.

The larvae feed on Persea americana , Ocotea species, Rosa species, Conostegia xalapensis , Hampea appendiculata , Inga longispica and Inga vera . Full-grown larvae reach a length of about 25 mm. [2]

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References

  1. tortricidae.com
  2. Phillips-Rodríguez, E.; Powell, J.A. 2007: Phylogenetic relationships, systematics, and biology of the species of Amorbia Clemens (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae: Sparganothini).