Plinthograptis ebogana

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Plinthograptis ebogana
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Tortricidae
Genus: Plinthograptis
Species:
P. ebogana
Binomial name
Plinthograptis ebogana
Razowski, 2005 [1]

Plinthograptis ebogana is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found in Cameroon and Ghana. [2]

Its wingspan is about 15 mm. The ground colour is bluish grey and the costa and termen are edged orange yellow with black grey spots. There is a large, paler blotch from the mid-termen with inner blackish marks. There is also a large tornal blotch, also with blackish inner spots. There are red markings. The hindwings are brown. [3]

The larvae feed on Theobroma cacao .

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References

  1. ↑ tortricidae.com
  2. ↑ Afro Moths
  3. ↑ Razowski, J., 2005: Notes and descriptions of primitive Tortricini from Tropical Africa, with a list of Asian taxa (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae). Shilap Revista de Lepidopterologia33 (132): 423-436. "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original on 2012-12-04. Retrieved 2012-12-04.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link).


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