Pentacitrotus quercivorus

Pentacitrotus quercivorus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Tortricidae
Genus: Pentacitrotus
Species: P. quercivorus
Binomial name
Pentacitrotus quercivorus
Diakonoff, 1950[1]

Pentacitrotus quercivorus is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found in the north-eastern Himalayas.

The wingspan is about 26 mm. The forewings are black with light orange-pinkish markings edged at a short distance with shining violet-metallic lines. The hindwings are yellowish-orange, but the anal half is pale ochreous.[2]

The larvae feed on Quercus semicarpifolia.

References

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