Phycita clientella

Phycita clientella, the brinjal leaf-folding caterpillar, is a moth of the family Pyralidae. The species was first described by Philipp Christoph Zeller in 1867.[1] It is found in India, western Malaysia, Sri Lanka,[2] Nicobar Islands and the Andaman Islands.

Phycita clientella
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Pyralidae
Genus:	Phycita
Species:	P. clientella
Binomial name
Phycita clientella Zeller, 1867

Host plants of the caterpillar include, Solanum melongena, Solanum torvum, Ricinus communis[3] and Solanum lycopersicum.[4]

References

1. "Species Details: Phycita clientella Zeller, 1867". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 29 May 2018.
2. Koçak, Ahmet Ömer; Kemal, Muhabbet (20 February 2012). "Preliminary list of the Lepidoptera of Sri Lanka". Cesa News. Centre for Entomological Studies Ankara (79): 1–57 – via Academia.
3. "HOSTS - a Database of the World's Lepidopteran Hostplants". The Natural History Museum. Retrieved 28 March 2018.
4. "Phycita clientella". Global Species. Retrieved 28 March 2018.