Capua endocypha

Capua endocypha
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Tortricidae
Genus: Capua
Species: C. endocypha
Binomial name
Capua endocypha
Meyrick, 1931

Capua endocypha is a moth of the Tortricidae family. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1931. It is found on Fiji[1] and in Singapore.

The wingspan is about 24 mm.

The larvae feed on Rhizophoraceae species. They feed on the closed apical leaf buds of their host plant when young. Later, they feed on newly expanding leaves which they web together.[2]

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