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Dudua aprobola

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Dudua aprobola
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D. aprobola
Binomial name
Dudua aprobola
(Meyrick, 1886)
Synonyms
  • Eccopsis aprobola Meyrick, 1886
  • Dudua aprobol kusaiensis Clarke, 1976
  • Temnolopha metallota Lower, 1901
Dudua aprobola

Dudua aprobola is a moth of the Tortricidae family. It is found in Taiwan, Japan, the Seychelles, Nepal, India, the Chagos Archipelago, Sri Lanka, the Maldives, Burma, Vietnam, Thailand, western Malaysia, Sumatra, Java, Bali, Brunei, Kalimantan, the Philippines, Sulawesi, Buru, Ambon, New Guinea, the D'Entrecasteaux Islands, Australia, the Admiralty Islands, New Ireland, the Caroline Islands, the Gilbert Islands, Fiji, Tonga and Samoa.

The wingspan is about 19 mm.

The larvae feed on Rosa, Mangifera indica, Lantana camara, Dahlia, Nephelium litchi, Cassia tora, Polyalthia longifolia, Mohania macrophylla, Lagerstroemia flos-reginae, Loranthus, Salix tetrasperma, Schleichera trijuga, Psidium guajava, Metrosideros collina, Metrosideros villosa, Eugenia jambos, Ficus and Anacardium species. The larvae roll or web the leaves of the food plant together, feeding on them within this shelter. They sometimes live in flowers.

Pupation takes place inside a rolled leaf, which is lined by a thin layer of silk. The pupation period lasts 1–2 weeks.