Sorolopha archimedias
| Sorolopha archimedias | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Tortricidae |
| Genus: | Sorolopha |
| Species: | S. archimedias |
| Binomial name | |
| Sorolopha archimedias (Meyrick, 1912) | |
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Sorolopha archimedias is a moth of the Tortricidae family. It is found in Thailand, China, Sri Lanka, India, Java and Australia[1] (Queensland).
The wingspan is about 15 mm. Adults have brown forewings with a pale area at the apex with a white outline containing a large brown spot, and a white outlined brown area of erect scales at the back of the thorax.[2]
The larvae feed on Cinnamomum verum, Cinnamomum camphora, Syzygium aromaticum and Litsea glutinosa. They live in a silken web, spun between the leaves of the host plant.
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