Eccopsis wahlbergiana

Eccopsis wahlbergiana
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Tortricidae
Genus: Eccopsis
Species: E. wahlbergiana
Binomial name
Eccopsis wahlbergiana
Zeller, 1852
Synonyms
  • Eccopsis fluctuatana Walsingham, 1881

Eccopsis wahlbergiana is a moth of the Tortricidae family. It is found throughout of subtropical Africa, from Sénégal to South Africa, including the islands of Comoros, Cape Verde and Madagascar.[1]

Known hostplants of the larvae are Euphorbiaceae (Ricinus sp. and Ricinus communis).[2]

References

  1. afromoths.net
  2. Aarvik 2004b. Revision of the subtribe Neopotamiae (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae) in Africa. - Norwegian Journal of Entomology 51:71–155.

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