Lygropia tripunctata

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Lygropia tripunctata
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Genus: Lygropia
Species:
L. tripunctata
Binomial name
Lygropia tripunctata
(Fabricius, 1794)
Synonyms
List
  • Phalaena tripunctataFabricius, 1794
  • Pilocrocis tripunctata
  • Botys campalisGuenée, 1854
  • Botys cubanalisGuenée, 1854
  • Botys memmialisWalker, 1859

Lygropia tripunctata, commonly known as the sweetpotato leafroller, is a species of moth in the family Crambidae. It was first described by Johan Christian Fabricius in 1794. [1] It is found in the United States, where it has been recorded from Texas to South Carolina and Florida. [2] It is also found from the West Indies and Central America to Brazil.

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Description

Lygropia tripunctata is primarily grayish-brown, with light yellow wings. It has a wingspan of around 26 mm and three distinct black dots along its back. [3]

Behaviour and ecology

The larvae feed on Turbina corymbosa , Merremia umbellata and Ipomoea species, [4] [5] and adults tend to be most active from March to October.

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References

  1. Nuss, M.; et al. (2003–2014). "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved July 15, 2014.
  2. "801174.00 – 5248 – Lygropia tripunctata – Sweetpotato Leafroller Moth – (Fabricius, 1794)". North American Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University. Retrieved March 13, 2018.
  3. "Species Lygropia tripunctata - Sweetpotato leafroller - Hodges#5248".
  4. "Species Lygropia tripunctata - Sweetpotato leafroller - Hodges#5248". BugGuide. March 12, 2018. Retrieved March 13, 2018.
  5. Bendicho-Lopez, Aurora (1998). "New Distributional and Foodplant Records for Twenty Cuban Moths". Journal of the Lepidopterists' Society. 52(2):214-216.