Neoleucinodes torvis explained

Neoleucinodes torvis is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Hahn William Capps in 1948.[1] It is found in Cuba, Puerto Rico, Jamaica, Grenada, Dominica, the Virgin Islands, St. Croix, Mexico, Guatemala, Panama, Peru, Brazil (Minas Gerais), Guyana, Suriname and French Guiana.[2]

The wingspan is 11–15 mm for males and 12–18 mm for females. The wings are dirty white.

The larvae feed on Solanum torvum.[3]

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. https://archive.org/stream/proceedingsofuni981951unit#page/78/mode/1up Proceedings of the United States National Museum 98 (3223): 77