Homona aestivana

Homona aestivana is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae first described by Francis Walker in 1866. It is found in the Philippines, Australia (Queensland), New Guinea (including the Bismarck Archipelago) and Indonesia (including Seram and the Sula Islands).[2]

Homona aestivana
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Tortricidae
Genus:
Homona
Species:
H. aestivana
Binomial name
Homona aestivana
(Walker, 1866)[1]
Synonyms
  • Ericia aestivana Walker, 1866
  • Homona ecprepes Turner, 1945
  • Ericia posticana Walker, 1866
  • Homona tribapta Meyrick, 1928

The larvae feed on Theobroma cacao.[3]

References
  1. Tortricid.net
  2. Razowski, Józef (December 2013). "An assessment of the Tortricid (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae) fauna of Seram Island, Indonesia" (PDF). Acta Zoologica Cracoviensia. 56 (2): 29–89. doi:10.3409/azc.56_2.29 – via Internet Archive.
  3. Tortricidae Food Plant Database


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