Cnesteboda celligera explained

Cnesteboda celligera is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae first described by Edward Meyrick in 1918.^[1] It is found in India, Sri Lanka,^[2] Vietnam, Taiwan, Malaysia and Indonesia (Java, Bali).^[3]

The wingspan is about 11.6 mm.^[4]

The larvae have been recorded feeding on Litchi chinensis, Nephelium lappaceum and Schleichera oleosa.^[5]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Species Details: Cnesteboda celligera Meyrick, 1918 . 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 . Centre for Entomological Studies Ankara . 79 . 1–57 . Academia.
3. http://www.repository.naturalis.nl/document/149137 On a collection of some families of Micro-Lepidoptera from Sri Lanka
4. Web site: 圓角捲蛾 Cnesteboda celligera Meyrick, 1918 . zh:驚奇山行 . Surprise mountain line . 5 February 2016 . 5 October 2018.
5. Diakonoff . A. . 1982 . On a Collection of Some Families of Micro-Lepidoptera from Sri Lanka (Ceylon) . Zoologische Verhandelingen . 193 . 1–124 . Naturalis Biodiversity Center.