Meridemis invalidana

Meridemis invalidana
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Tortricidae
Genus:	Meridemis
Species:	M. invalidana
Binomial name
	Meridemis invalidana; (Walker, 1863)
Synonyms
	Tortrix invalidana Walker, 1863; Epagoge invalidana Meyrick, 1908; Capua invalidana Meyrick, 1912; Dichelia detractana (nec Walker) Walsingham, in Swinhoe, 1885; Epagoge retractana (nec Walker) Walsingham, 1900; Capua retractana (nec Walker) Meyrick, 1912; Homona retractana (nec Walker) Obraztsov, 1954; Meridemis invalidana Diakonoff, 1976;

Meridemis invalidana is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae first described by Francis Walker in 1863.^[2] It is found in India, Sri Lanka,^[3] Nepal, Vietnam, Malaysia, China, Taiwan and Korea.

The larvae feed on Piper betle.^[4]

References

^ Tortricid.net
^ "Species Details: Meridemis invalidana Walker, 1863". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 29 July 2018.
^ 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.
^ 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.

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