Herpystis jejuna

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Herpystis jejuna
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Tortricidae
Genus: Herpystis
Species:
H. jejuna
Binomial name
Herpystis jejuna
Meyrick, 1916

Herpystis jejuna is a moth of the family Tortricidae first described by Edward Meyrick in 1916. [1] It is found in India, [2] Sri Lanka, [3] and Fiji.

Larval host plants are Cuscuta and Eugenia species. [4]

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References

  1. "Species Details: Herpystis jejuna Meyrick, 1916". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 29 June 2018.
  2. 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.
  3. Koçak, Ahmet Ömer; Kemal, Muhabbet (20 February 2012). "Preliminary list of the Lepidoptera of Sri Lanka". Cesa News. Centre for Entomological Studies Ankara (79): 1–57 via Academia.
  4. "HOSTS - a Database of the World's Lepidopteran Hostplants". The Natural History Museum. Retrieved 28 June 2018.