Neoleucinodes prophetica explained

Neoleucinodes prophetica, the potato tree borer, is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Harrison Gray Dyar Jr. in 1914.[1] It is found in Puerto Rico, Cuba, Jamaica, the Dominican Republic, Guatemala, Costa Rica, Panama, Honduras, Peru, Venezuela, Colombia, Trinidad and Tobago and Brazil (Rio de Janeiro).[2] It is also present in southern Florida.[3]

The length of the forewings is 8.5-10.5 mm.

The larvae feed on Solanum umbellatum and Solanum erianthum. They bore in the fruit of their host plant.[4]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: GlobIZ search. Global Information System on Pyraloidea . 2014-07-15.
  2. http://www.nic.funet.fi/pub/sci/bio/life/insecta/lepidoptera/ditrysia/pyraloidea/crambidae/pyraustinae/neoleucinodes/ Neoleucinodes
  3. http://mothphotographersgroup.msstate.edu/species.php?hodges=5102 Moth Photographers Group
  4. Web site: Microlepidoptera on Solanaceae | Fact Sheet: Neoleucinodes prophetica. idtools.org.