Biology:Lygropia tripunctata
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Short description: Species of moth
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Crambidae |
| Genus: | Lygropia |
| Species: | L. tripunctata
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| Lygropia tripunctata (Fabricius, 1794)
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Lygropia tripunctata, commonly known as the sweetpotato leafroller, is a species of moth in the family Crambidae. It was first described by Johan Christian Fabricius in 1794.[1] It is found in the United States, where it has been recorded from Texas to South Carolina and Florida.[2] It is also found from the West Indies and Central America to Brazil.
Description
Lygropia tripunctata is primarily grayish-brown, with light yellow wings. It has a wingspan of around 26 mm and three distinct black dots along its back.[3]
Behaviour and ecology
The larvae feed on Turbina corymbosa, Merremia umbellata and Ipomoea species,[4][5] and adults tend to be most active from March to October.
References
- ↑ Nuss, M. (2003–2014). "GlobIZ search". http://globiz.pyraloidea.org/Pages/Reports/TaxonReport.aspx. Retrieved July 15, 2014.
- ↑ "801174.00 – 5248 – Lygropia tripunctata – Sweetpotato Leafroller Moth – (Fabricius, 1794)". Mississippi State University. http://mothphotographersgroup.msstate.edu/species.php?hodges=5248. Retrieved March 13, 2018.
- ↑ https://bugguide.net/node/view/286871
- ↑ "Species Lygropia tripunctata - Sweetpotato leafroller - Hodges#5248". March 12, 2018. http://bugguide.net/node/view/286871.
- ↑ Bendicho-Lopez, Aurora (1998). "New Distributional and Foodplant Records for Twenty Cuban Moths". Journal of the Lepidopterists' Society. 52(2):214-216.
Wikidata ☰ Q19597791 entry
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