Thylacogaster monospora

Thylacogaster monospora
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Tortricidae
Genus: Thylacogaster
Species: T. monospora
Binomial name
Thylacogaster monospora
(Meyrick, 1939)[1]
Synonyms
  • Agryroploce monospora Meyrick, 1939

Thylacogaster monospora is a species of moth of the Tortricidae family. It is found in the Democratic Republic of Congo and Nigeria.[2]

The larvae feed on Garcinia ovalifolia, Garcinia xanthochymus, Allanblackia floribunda, Ricinodendron africanum and Symphonia globulifera.[3]

References

  1. tortricidae.com
  2. Razowski, J. ; L. Aarvik & J. de Prins 2010: An annotated catalogue of the types of Tortricidae (Lepidoptera) in the collection of the Royal Museum for Central Africa (Tervuren, Belgium) with descriptions of new genera and new species. Zootaxa 2469: 1-77. Abstract: .
  3. Afro Moths
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