Haritalodes derogata

Haritalodes derogata
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Crambidae
Genus:	Haritalodes
Species:	H. derogata
Binomial name
Haritalodes derogata (Fabricius, 1775)[1]
Synonyms
Phalaena derogata Fabricius, 1775 Botys multilinealis Guenée, 1854 Botys otysalis Walker, 1859 Zebronia salomealis Walker, 1859 Notarcha obliqualis T. P. Lucas, 1898 Haritalodes obliqualis Botys annuligeralis Walker, 1866 Haritalodes annuligeralis Botys basipunctalis Bremer, 1864 Haritalodes basipunctalis

Haritalodes derogata, the cotton leaf roller, is a species of moth of the Crambidae family. It is widely distributed. Records include the Comoros, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Ghana, La Réunion, Madagascar, the Seychelles, South Africa, Gambia, Australia, Fiji, Papua New Guinea, Samoa, the Solomon Islands, the Andaman Islands, Bali, India, Sri Lanka, Malaysia, Myanmar, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Vietnam, China and Japan.^[2] It is sometimes encountered in Europe, due to accidental import.

The wingspan is 28–40 mm.^[3] Adults are pale brown with complex dark brown sinuous lines over each wing.^[4]

The larvae feed on Hibiscus (including Hibiscus cannabinus, Hibiscus esculentus, Hibiscus columnaris and Hibiscus rosa-sinensis), Pavonia, Gossypium, Anacardium occidentale, Sida, Glycine max, Zizyphus mauritiana and Zizyphus jujuba. They roll the leaves of their host plant. The larvae are green with a dark brown head in early instars, but later becoming dark pink. Full-grown larvae reach a length of about 15 mm. Pupation takes place in the rolled leaf.

In Sri Lanka

References

1. Australian Faunal Directory
2. Afro Moths
3. microlepidoptera.nl
4. Australian Insects