Acanthoclita balanoptycha

(Acanthoclita balanoptycha)

Description

Acanthoclita balanoptycha is a moth of the family Tortricidae first described by Edward Meyrick in 1910. It is found in Oriental tropics of India, Sri Lanka, Malaysia and Micronesia. Larval food plants are Butea monosperma, Millettia pinnata, Derris elliptica, Derris malaccensis, Millettia auriculata and Ehretia species.

Taxonomic tree:

Domain:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum:
Class: Insecta
Order:Lepidoptera
Family:Tortricidae
Genus:Acanthoclita
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