Microsarotis palamedes

Microsarotis palamedes
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Tortricidae
Genus:	Microsarotis
Species:	M. palamedes
Binomial name
	Microsarotis palamedes; (Meyrick, 1916)
Synonyms
	Laspeyresia palamedesMeyrick, 1916;

Last updated January 02, 2026

Microsarotis palamedes is a moth of the family Tortricidae first described by Edward Meyrick in 1916. It is found in India, Vietnam,^[1] Sri Lanka ^[2] and possibly Java.

The larvae feed on Tamarindus indica , Bauhinia purpurea and Lantana species.^[3]

References

↑ Razowski, J., 2009, Tortricidae from Vietnam in the collection of the Berlin Museum. 6. Olethreutinae (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae) SHILAP Revista de Lepidopterología37 (145): 115-143.
↑ 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.
↑ The South Asiatic Olethreutini: (Lepidoptera Tortricidae)

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[1] Razowski, J., 2009, Tortricidae from Vietnam in the collection of the Berlin Museum. 6. Olethreutinae (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae) SHILAP Revista de Lepidopterología37 (145): 115-143.

[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] The South Asiatic Olethreutini: (Lepidoptera Tortricidae)

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