Sycacantha nereidopa

Sycacantha nereidopa
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Tortricidae
Genus:	Sycacantha
Species:	S. nereidopa
Binomial name
	Sycacantha nereidopa; (Meyrick, 1927)
Synonyms
	Eucosma nereidopa Meyrick, 1927; Cosmetra nereidopa; Polychrosis hendrickxi Ghesquière, 1940; Lobesia hendrickxi; Sycacantha hendrickxi; Eucosma phylloscia Meyrick, 1937;

Sycacantha nereidopa is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found in the Democratic Republic of Congo, Kenya and Uganda.^[2]^[3]

The larvae feed on the fruit of Coffea species, including Coffea arabica.

References

^ tortricidae.com
^ Afro Moths
^ Razowski, J. ; L. Aarvik & J. de Prins 2010: An annotated catalogue of the types of Tortricidae (Lepidoptera) in the collection of the Royal Museum for Central Africa (Tervuren, Belgium) with descriptions of new genera and new species. Zootaxa 2469: 1-77. Abstract: [1].

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