Fulcrifera tricentra

Fulcrifera tricentra
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Tortricidae
Genus: Fulcrifera
Species: F. tricentra
Binomial name
Fulcrifera tricentra
(Meyrick, 1907)
Synonyms
  • Laspeyresia tricentra Meyrick, 1907
  • Laspeyresia crocopa Meyrick, 1907
  • Laspeyresia pseudonectis Meyrick, 1907
Fulcrifera tricentra

Fulcrifera tricentra is a moth of the Tortricidae family. It is found in India, Sri Lanka, Indonesia (Java) and probably also China. It has also been reported from South Africa, but this seems doubtful.

The wingspan is 10–13 mm.

The larvae feed on Crotalaria juncea, Phaseolus mungo, Dolichos lablab, Dolichos biflorus and Tephrosia purpurea. The larvae bore into the shoots of young Crotolaria juncea plants, causing stem galls. In later stages of the plant, the attack takes place at the axils of the leaves.

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