Sorolopha archimedias

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Sorolopha archimedias
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Tortricidae
Genus: Sorolopha
Species:
S. archimedias
Binomial name
Sorolopha archimedias
(Meyrick, 1912)
Synonyms
  • Argyroploce archimedias Meyrick, 1912
  • Argyroploce purpurissatana Meyrick (nec Kennel), 1930
  • Olethreutes purpurissatana Clarke, 1958
  • Olethreutes archimedias Clarke, 1958
  • Eudemis archimedias Falkovitsh, 1962
  • Eudemis (Eudemis) archimedias Diakonoff, 1068
  • Eudemis oxygona Diakonoff, 1968
  • Sorolopha archimedias Diakonoff, 1973

Sorolopha archimedias is a moth of the family Tortricidae first described by Edward Meyrick in 1912. It is found in Thailand, China, Sri Lanka, India, Java and Queensland, Australia.[1]

Etymology[edit]

The name refers to the brown arch of scales on the back of the thorax and is derived from Latin archi (meaning arch) and medias (meaning middle).

Biology[edit]

The larvae feed on Cinnamomum verum, Cinnamomum camphora, Syzygium aromaticum and Litsea glutinosa.[2] They live in a silken web, spun between the leaves of the host plant.

References[edit]

  1. ^ New records and known species of the tribe Olethreutini (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae: Olethreutinae) from Thong Pha Phum National Park, Thailand
  2. ^ Diakonoff, A. (1982). "On a Collection of Some Families of Micro-Lepidoptera from Sri Lanka (Ceylon)". Zoologische Verhandelingen. 193: 1–124 – via Naturalis Biodiversity Center.