Biology:Neoleucinodes torvis

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Short description: Species of moth

Neoleucinodes torvis
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Genus: Neoleucinodes
Species:
N. torvis
Binomial name
Neoleucinodes torvis
Capps, 1948
Synonyms
  • Leucinodes pusilla Amsel, 1956

Neoleucinodes torvis is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Hahn William Capps in 1948.[1] It is found in Cuba, Puerto Rico, Jamaica, Grenada, Dominica, the Virgin Islands, St. Croix, Mexico, Guatemala, Panama, Peru, Brazil (Minas Gerais), Guyana, Suriname and French Guiana.[2]

The wingspan is 11–15 mm for males and 12–18 mm for females. The wings are dirty white.

The larvae feed on Solanum torvum.[3]

References

Wikidata ☰ Q13885419 entry