Plinthograptis ebogana
Plinthograptis ebogana | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Tortricidae |
Genus: | Plinthograptis |
Species: | P. ebogana |
Binomial name | |
Plinthograptis ebogana Razowski, 2005[1] | |
Plinthograptis ebogana is a species of moth of the Tortricidae family. It is found in Cameroon and Ghana.[2]
The wingspan is about 15 mm. The ground colour is bluish grey and the costa and termen are edged orange yellow with black grey spots. There is a large, paler blotch from the mid-termen with inner blackish marks. There is also a large tornal blotch, also with blackish inner spots. There are red markings. The hindwings are brown.[3]
The larvae feed on Theobroma cacao.
References
- ↑ tortricidae.com
- ↑ Afro Moths
- ↑ Razowski, J., 2005: Notes and descriptions of primitive Tortricini from Tropical Africa, with a list of Asian taxa (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae). Shilap Revista de Lepidopterologia 33 (132): 423-436. .
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