Eudemis gyrotis
| Eudemis gyrotis | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Tortricidae |
| Genus: | Eudemis |
| Species: | E. gyrotis |
| Binomial name | |
| Eudemis gyrotis (Meyrick, 1909) | |
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Eudemis gyrotis is a moth of the Tortricidae family. It is found in Vietnam,[1] India, Japan and Taiwan.
It is a rather variable species. Adults are light grey with a violet tinge or entirely suffused with reddish-fulvous.[2]
The larvae feed on the leaves of Myrica rubra. They roll the leaves of their host plant.[3]
References
- ↑ Razoski, Józef, 2009, Tortricidae from Vietnam in the collection of the Berlin Museum. 7.Some additional data (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae), Polish Journal of Entomology 78 (1): 15-32. Full article:
- ↑ The South Asiatic Olethreutini: (Lepidoptera Tortricidae)
- ↑ Population establishment of the leafroller Eudemis gyrotis (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae) at a new plantation of bayberry Myrica rubra (Myricaceae)
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