Planostocha cumulata

Planostocha cumulata
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Tortricidae
Genus: Planostocha
Species: P. cumulata
Binomial name
Planostocha cumulata
(Meyrick, 1907)[1]
Synonyms
  • Cacoecia cumulata Meyrick, 1907

Planostocha cumulata is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae first described by Edward Meyrick in 1907.[2] It has a wide distribution, ranging from India, Sri Lanka,[3] Nepal, Myanmar, Korea, Thailand, Brunei and New Guinea to Queensland in Australia. The habitat consists of lowland to montane areas.[4]

The wingspan of the adult male is 9 mm.[5] Larval host plants are Lantana camara and other Lantana species.[6]

References

  1. Tortricidae.com
  2. "Species Details: Planostocha cumulata Meyrick, 1907". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 29 July 2018.
  3. Koçak, Ahmet Ömer; Kemal, Muhabbet (20 February 2012). "Preliminary list of the Lepidoptera of Sri Lanka". Cesa News. Centre for Entomological Studies Ankara (79): 1–57 via Academia.
  4. An assessment of the Tortricid (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae) fauna of Seram Island, Indonesia
  5. "Nine Species of Tortricidae Lepidoptera New to Korea" (PDF). The Korean Journal of Systematic Zoology. Retrieved 28 July 2018.
  6. "HOSTS - a Database of the World's Lepidopteran Hostplants". The Natural History Museum. Retrieved 28 July 2018.


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