Bonagota salubricola

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Brazilian apple leafroller
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Tortricidae
Genus: Bonagota
Species:
B. salubricola
Binomial name
Bonagota salubricola
(Meyrick, 1931) [1]
Synonyms
  • Eulia salubricolaMeyrick, 1931
  • Phtheochroa cranaodesMeyrick, 1937

Bonagota salubricola, the Brazilian apple leafroller, is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found in Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay and Uruguay. [2]

The length of the forewings is 11–14 mm. [3]

The larvae feed on various plants, including Malus species. They roll the leaves of their host plant, and are considered an important pest. [4]

References

  1. tortricidae.com
  2. Brown, John W. & Jozéf Razowski, 2003, Zootaxa303: 1-31
  3. Plagas animales
  4. Anhalt, FA; Azevedo, JL; Sugayama, RL; Specht, A; Barros, NM (2010). "Potential of Metarhizium anisopliae (Metsch.) Sorokin (Ascomycetes, hypocreales) in the control of Bonagota salubricola (Meyrick) (Lepidoptera, Tortricidae) and its compatibility with chemical insecticides". Braz J Biol. 70: 931–6. doi: 10.1590/s1519-69842010000500003 . PMID   21180896.