Brachiolia egenella explained

Brachiolia egenella is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae first described by Francis Walker in 1864.[1] It is found in Sri Lanka,[2] India, South Africa and on the Comoros and Mauritius.[3]

The larvae feed on Cardiospermum species,[4] [5] feeding from within the rolled leaves of their host plant. Full-grown larvae reach a length of about 11 mm.[6]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Species Details: Brachiolia egenella Walker, 1864 . Catalogue of Life . 29 July 2018.
  2. Koçak . Ahmet Ömer . Kemal . Muhabbet . 20 February 2012 . Preliminary list of the Lepidoptera of Sri Lanka . Cesa News . 79 . 1–57 . Centre for Entomological Studies Ankara . 29 July 2018.
  3. Web site: De Prins . J. . De Prins . W. . amp . 2018 . Brachiolia egenella (Walker, 1864) . Afromoths . 4 October 2018.
  4. Diakonoff . A. . 1982 . On a Collection of Some Families of Micro-Lepidoptera from Sri Lanka (Ceylon) . Zoologische Verhandelingen . 193 . 1–124 . Naturalis Biodiversity Center.
  5. Web site: FOODPLANT.database.xls . Tortricidae. 28 July 2018.
  6. https://archive.org/stream/lifehistoriesofi029802mbp/lifehistoriesofi029802mbp_djvu.txt Life Histories of Indian Microlepidoptera

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