Sorolopha archimedias

Sorolopha archimedias is a moth of the family Tortricidae first described by Edward Meyrick in 1912. It is found in Thailand, China, Sri Lanka, India, Java and Queensland, Australia.[1]

Sorolopha archimedias
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Tortricidae
Genus:	Sorolopha
Species:	S. archimedias
Binomial name
Sorolopha archimedias (Meyrick, 1912)
Synonyms
Argyroploce archimedias Meyrick, 1912 Argyroploce purpurissatana Meyrick (nec Kennel), 1930 Olethreutes purpurissatana Clarke, 1958 Olethreutes archimedias Clarke, 1958 Eudemis archimedias Falkovitsh, 1962 Eudemis (Eudemis) archimedias Diakonoff, 1068 Eudemis oxygona Diakonoff, 1968 Sorolopha archimedias Diakonoff, 1973

Description

The wingspan is about 15 mm. Adults have brown forewings with a pale area at the apex with a white outline containing a large brown spot, and a white outlined brown area of erect scales at the back of the thorax.[2]

Etymology

The name refers to the brown arch of scales on the back of the thorax and is derived from Latin archi (meaning arch) and medias (meaning middle).

Biology

The larvae feed on Cinnamomum verum, Cinnamomum camphora, Syzygium aromaticum and Litsea glutinosa.[3] They live in a silken web, spun between the leaves of the host plant.

References

1. New records and known species of the tribe Olethreutini (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae: Olethreutinae) from Thong Pha Phum National Park, Thailand
2. Herbison-Evans, Don & Crossley, Stella (11 October 2009). "Sorolopha archimedias (Meyrick, 1912)". Australian Caterpillars and their Butterflies and Moths. Retrieved 16 October 2018.
3. Diakonoff, A. (1982). "On a Collection of Some Families of Micro-Lepidoptera from Sri Lanka (Ceylon)". Zoologische Verhandelingen. 193: 1–124 – via Naturalis Biodiversity Center.