Lusterala
Lusterala is a monotypic, neotropical genus of tortix moths provisionally assigned to tribe Grapholitini of subfamily Olethreutinae, with Lusterala phaseolana as sole species.[2][1] Genus and species were both described in 2007 by John Wesley Brown and Kenji Nishida.[2][1][3] The holotype is conserved at the National Museum of Natural History in Washington, DC.[1]
| Lusterala | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Tortricidae |
| Genus: | Lusterala Brown & Nishida, 2007[1] |
| Species: | L. phaseolana |
| Binomial name | |
| Lusterala phaseolana Brown & Nishida, 2007[1] | |
Behaviour and distribution
Lusterala phaseolana is known from Costa Rica.[2][1] Its larvae are gall-inductive on their host plant, lima bean (Phaseolus lunatus L.).[2]
References
- Baixeras, J.; Brown, J. W. & Gilligan, T. M. "GENUS Lusterala". Online World Catalogue of the Tortricidae. Retrieved November 17, 2019.
- Brown, John; Nishida, Kenji (1 April 2007). "A new gall-inducing tortricid (Lepidoptera : Tortricidae : Olethreutinae) on lima bean (Phaseolus lunatus; Fabaceae) from Costa Rica". Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington. 109. Retrieved 17 November 2019.
- "LUSTERALA - Butterflies and Moths of the World". www.nhm.ac.uk. Retrieved 17 November 2019.
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