Biology:Tortilia charadritis

Short description: Species of moth

Tortilia charadritis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Stathmopodidae
Genus:	Tortilia
Species:	T. charadritis
Binomial name
Tortilia charadritis (Meyrick, 1924)
Synonyms
Isorrhoa charadritis Meyrick, 1924 Stagmatophora stupenda Turati, 1927 Tortilia oiatrix Busck, 1934 Apertodiscus zernyi Amsel, 1935 Stathmopoda trissorrhiza Meyrick, 1939

Tortilia charadritis is a species of moth in the Stathmopodidae family. It is found from North Africa through the Middle East to western Pakistan . It is an introduced species in the eastern part of the United States.

The wingspan is 7–9 mm. Adults have a yellow head and forewings. There is a brown basal spot. The hindwings are shining greyish white. Adults have been recorded from May to July.

The larvae feed on the leaves of various Cassia, that have been imported to the United States from Sudan. Larvae have also been found on the fruits of various Ziziphus species.

References

Wikidata ☰ Q747420 entry