Epichoristodes acerbella

Epichoristodes acerbella is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found in Kenya, Madagascar, Réunion, South Africa (Western Cape, Gauteng, Limpopo) and Zimbabwe.[2][3]

Epichoristodes acerbella
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Tortricidae
Genus:
Epichoristodes
Species:
E. acerbella
Binomial name
Epichoristodes acerbella
(Walker, 1864)[1]
Synonyms
  • Depressaria acerbella Walker, 1864
  • Epichoristodes (Tubula) acerbella
  • Proselena ionephela Meyrick, 1909
  • Epichoristodes ionephela
  • Epichorista galeata Meyrick, 1921
  • Tortrix iocoma Meyrick, 1908

The larvae feed on Pinus radiata and Widdingtonia whytei.

References
  1. tortricidae.com
  2. An illustrated catalogue of the type specimens of Tortricidae in the Iziko South African Museum, Cape Town (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae)
  3. Afro Moths


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