Biology:Microsarotis palamedes

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Short description: Species of moth

Microsarotis palamedes
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Tortricidae
Genus: Microsarotis
Species:
M. palamedes
Binomial name
Microsarotis palamedes
(Meyrick, 1916)
Synonyms
  • Laspeyresia palamedes Meyrick, 1916

Microsarotis palamedes is a moth of the family Tortricidae first described by Edward Meyrick in 1916. It is found in India , Vietnam,[1] Sri Lanka[2] and possibly Java.

The larvae feed on Tamarindus indica, Bauhinia purpurea and Lantana species.[3]

References

  1. Razowski, J., 2009, Tortricidae from Vietnam in the collection of the Berlin Museum. 6. Olethreutinae (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae) SHILAP Revista de Lepidopterología 37 (145): 115-143.
  2. Diakonoff, A. (1982). "On a Collection of Some Families of Micro-Lepidoptera from Sri Lanka (Ceylon)". Zoologische Verhandelingen 193: 1–124. http://www.repository.naturalis.nl/document/149137. 
  3. The South Asiatic Olethreutini: (Lepidoptera Tortricidae)

Wikidata ☰ Q6840006 entry