Matsumuraeses trophiodes explained

Matsumuraeses trophiodes is a moth of the family Tortricidae first described by Edward Meyrick in 1908. It is found in Sri Lanka[1] and Java.[2] The species sometimes considered as a synonym of Matsumuraeses phaseoli,[3] which is found in China and South Africa.

Its larval host plant is Glycine max.[4]

Notes and References

  1. 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.
  2. Web site: Aemulatrix aequilibra male holotype . Tortricid.net. 28 June 2018.
  3. Web site: Matsumuraeses phaseoli Matsumura, 1900 . Catalogue of Life . 29 June 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.