Lobesia aeolopa explained

Lobesia aeolopa is a moth of the family Tortricidae first described by Edward Meyrick in 1907.^[1] It is found in Vietnam,^[2] Thailand, India, Sri Lanka, Myanmar, Java, the Solomon Islands, Korea, Japan, Taiwan, São Tomé and Príncipe, Tanzania, South Africa, Réunion and Madagascar.^[3]

Biology

The wingspan is 10–12 mm.^[4]

Larvae have been found on Ricinus communis, Melochia umbellata, Pluchea indica,^[5] Lantana camara, Cajanus indicus, Gleditsia triacanthos and Flacourtia indica, but are possibly predatory on aphids, rather than feeding on plant tissue.^{[6] [7]}

External links

• Semiochemicals of Lobesia aeolopa

Notes and References

1. Web site: Species Details: Lobesia aeolopa Meyrick, 1907 . Catalogue of Life . 29 July 2018.
2. , 2009, Tortricidae from Vietnam in the collection of the Berlin Museum. 6. Olethreutinae (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae) SHILAP Revista de Lepidopterología 37 (145): 115-143.
3. http://web.thai2learn.com/nsm/admin/journal/files/855202-Jurnal_P._1-18.pdf New records and known species of the tribe Olethreutini (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae: Olethreutinae) from Thong Pha Phum National Park, Thailand
4. http://www.jpmoth.org/Tortricidae/Olethreutinae/Lobesia_aeolopa.html Japanese Moths
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.
6. Web site: De Prins . J. . De Prins . W. . amp . 2018 . Lobesia aeolopa Meyrick, 1907 . Afromoths . 16 October 2018.
7. Web site: Lobesia aeolopa Meyrick . ICAR-National Bureau of Agricultural Insect Resources . 11 March 2017.