Neoleucinodes prophetica

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Neoleucinodes prophetica
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N. prophetica
Binomial name
Neoleucinodes prophetica
(Dyar, 1914)
Synonyms
  • Leucinodes elegantalis var. propheticaDyar, 1914
  • Leucinodes minimalisAmsel, 1956

Neoleucinodes prophetica, the potato tree borer, is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Harrison Gray Dyar Jr. in 1914. [1] It is found in Puerto Rico, Cuba, Jamaica, the Dominican Republic, Guatemala, Costa Rica, Panama, Honduras, Peru, Venezuela, Colombia, Trinidad and Tobago and Brazil (Rio de Janeiro). [2] It is also present in southern Florida. [3]

The length of the forewings is 8.5-10.5 mm.

The larvae feed on Solanum umbellatum and Solanum erianthum . They bore in the fruit of their host plant. [4]

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References

  1. "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved 2014-07-15.
  2. Neoleucinodes at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
  3. Moth Photographers Group at Mississippi State University
  4. "Microlepidoptera on Solanaceae | Fact Sheet: Neoleucinodes prophetica". idtools.org.