Brachiolia egenella

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Brachiolia egenella
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Tortricidae
Genus: Brachiolia
Species:
B. egenella
Binomial name
Brachiolia egenella
(Walker, 1864) [1]
Synonyms
  • Tinea egenellaWalker, 1864
  • Eboda obstinataMeyrick, 1908

Brachiolia egenella is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae first described by Francis Walker in 1864. [2] It is found in Sri Lanka, [3] India, South Africa and on the Comoros and Mauritius. [4]

The larvae feed on Cardiospermum species, [5] [6] feeding from within the rolled leaves of their host plant. Full-grown larvae reach a length of about 11 mm. [7]

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References

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  2. "Species Details: Brachiolia egenella Walker, 1864". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 29 July 2018.
  3. 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. Retrieved 29 July 2018.
  4. De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2018). "Brachiolia egenella (Walker, 1864)". Afromoths. Retrieved 4 October 2018.
  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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  7. Life Histories of Indian Microlepidoptera