Brachiolia egenella
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Tortricidae |
Genus: | Brachiolia |
Species: | B. egenella
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Brachiolia egenella is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae first described by Francis Walker in 1864.[2] It is found in Sri Lanka,[3] India, South Africa and on the Comoros and Mauritius.[4]
The larvae feed on Cardiospermum species,[5][6] feeding from within the rolled leaves of their host plant. Full-grown larvae reach a length of about 11 mm. They have a light green body and a shining light-yellow head. Pupation takes place in a white elongate-oval cocoon formed inside a rolled leaf.[7]
References
- ^ Tortricidae.com
- ^ "Species Details: Brachiolia egenella Walker, 1864". 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. Retrieved 29 July 2018.
- ^ De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2018). "Brachiolia egenella (Walker, 1864)". Afromoths. Retrieved 4 October 2018.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "FOODPLANT.database.xls" (PDF). Tortricidae. Retrieved 28 July 2018.
- ^ Life Histories of Indian Microlepidoptera
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