Herpystis jejuna explained

Herpystis jejuna is a moth of the family Tortricidae first described by Edward Meyrick in 1916.^[1] It is found in India,^[2] Sri Lanka,^[3] and Fiji.

Larval host plants are Cuscuta and Eugenia species.^[4]

External links

• A new species of Herpystis Meyrick (Lepidoptera, Tortricidae) on Cuscuta reflexa in West Pakistan

Notes and References

1. Web site: Species Details: Herpystis jejuna Meyrick, 1916 . Catalogue of Life . 29 June 2018.
2. Diakonoff . A. . 1982 . On a Collection of Some Families of Micro-Lepidoptera from Sri Lanka (Ceylon) . Zoologische Verhandelingen . 193 . 1–124 . Naturalis Biodiversity Center.
3. 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 . Academia.
4. Web site: HOSTS - a Database of the World's Lepidopteran Hostplants . The Natural History Museum. 28 June 2018.