Gnathmocerodes tonsoria

Gnathmocerodes tonsoria is a moth of the family Tortricidae first described by Edward Meyrick in 1909.[1] It is found in Sri Lanka.[2]

Gnathmocerodes tonsoria
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Tortricidae
Genus:
Gnathmocerodes
Species:
G. tonsoria
Binomial name
Gnathmocerodes tonsoria
Meyrick, 1909

Its larval food plant is Barringtonia racemosa.[3]

References
  1. "Species Details: Gnathmocerodes tonsoria Meyrick, 1909". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 29 July 2018.
  2. Koçak, Ahmet Ömer; Kemal, Muhabbet (20 February 2012). "Preliminary list of the Lepidoptera of Sri Lanka". Cesa News. Centre for Entomological Studies Ankara (79): 1–57 – via Academia.
  3. "Barringtonia racemosa (L.) Spreng". National Parks Board, Singapore. Retrieved 28 July 2018.


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