Jump to content

Choreutis orthogona

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

This is an old revision of this page, as edited by SchreiberBike (talk | contribs) at 05:01, 5 October 2018 (Clean reference - also some copy editing). The present address (URL) is a permanent link to this revision, which may differ significantly from the current revision.

Choreutis orthogona
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Phylum:
Class:
Order:
Family:
Genus:
Species:
C. orthogona
Binomial name
Choreutis orthogona
(Meyrick, 1886)
Synonyms
  • Anthophila orthogona Meyrick, 1886
  • Simaethis orthogona Meyrick, 1886
  • Simaethis periploca Turner, 1913

Choreutis orthogona is a moth in the family Choreutidae.[1] It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1886. It is found in India, Sri Lanka,[2] Myanmar, Celebes and New Guinea.[3]

The larval host plant is Psoralea corylifolia.[4]

References

  1. ^ "Species Details: Anthophila orthogona Meyrick, 1886". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 29 July 2018.
  2. ^ Koçak, Ahmet Ömer; Kemal, Muhabbet (20 February 2012). "Preliminary list of the Lepidoptera of Sri Lanka". Cesa News (79). Centre for Entomological Studies Ankara: 1–57 – via Academia.
  3. ^ "Choreutis orthogona (Meyrick)". Choreutidae. Retrieved 5 October 2018.
  4. ^ 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.