Loboschiza koenigiana

Loboschiza koenigiana
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Tortricidae
Genus: Loboschiza
Species: L. koenigiana
Binomial name
Loboschiza koenigiana
(Fabricius, 1775)
Synonyms
  • Pyralis koenigiana Fabricius, 1775
  • Rhadinoscolops koenigana
  • Hemerosia aurantiana Pryer, 1877
  • Grapholitha delectana Snellen, 1902
  • Pyralis koenigana Fabricius, 1787
  • Eucelis vulnerata Walsingham, in Swinhoe, 1900

Loboschiza koenigiana, the orange tortricid moth or leaf webber, is a species of moth of the Tortricidae family. It is found in the United Arab Emirates, Pakistan, India, Sri Lanka, Burma, China, Malaysia, Thailand, Indonesia (Java), New Guinea, Australia (Queensland), the Philippines, Taiwan, Japan and Korea.[1]

The wingspan is about 12 mm.[2] The forewings are yellow with a broad brown margin, and covered with irregular bright orange lines and spots.[3]

The larvae feed on Azadirachta indica, Melia azedarach, Owenia venosa, Aglaia sapindina, Jasminum sambac and Hibiscus rosa-sinensis.[4]

References

  1. ↑ Afro Moths
  2. ↑ CSIRO Ecosystem Sciences - Australian Moths Online
  3. ↑ Lepidoptera of Australia
  4. ↑ "ON A COLLECTION OF SOME FAMILIES OF MICRO-LEPIDOPTERA FROM SRI LANKA (CEYLON)". repository. Retrieved 28 June 2018.


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