Bubonoxena ephippias

Bubonoxena ephippias
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Division: Ditrysia
Family: Tortricidae
Subfamily: Olethreutinae
Tribe: Eucosmini
Genus: Bubonoxena
Species: B. ephippias
Binomial name
Bubonoxena ephippias
(Meyrick, 1907)
Synonyms
  • Chrosis ephippias Meyrick, 1907
  • Polychrosis ephippias (Meyrick, 1909)

Bubonoxena ephippias is a tortrix moth (family Tortricidae), belonging to tribe Eucosmini of subfamily Olethreutinae. It is found Ceylon, India, Congo, South Africa and Rodrigues.[1]

A known foodplant of this species is Commelina benghalensis (Commelinaceae).[2]

References

  1. afromoths.net
  2. Diakonoff A., 1973, The South Asiatic Olethreutini: (Lepidoptera Tortricidae)- 1-719, Page 347.


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