Herpystis jejuna

Herpystis jejuna is a moth of the family Tortricidae first described by Edward Meyrick in 1916.[1] It is found in India,[2] Sri Lanka,[3] and Fiji.

Herpystis jejuna
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Tortricidae
Genus:
Herpystis
Species:
H. jejuna
Binomial name
Herpystis jejuna
Meyrick, 1916

Larval host plants are Cuscuta and Eugenia species.[4]

References
  1. "Species Details: Herpystis jejuna Meyrick, 1916". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 29 June 2018.
  2. Diakonoff, A. (1982). "On a Collection of Some Families of Micro-Lepidoptera from Sri Lanka (Ceylon)". Zoologische Verhandelingen. 193: 1–124 – via Naturalis Biodiversity Center.
  3. 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.
  4. "HOSTS - a Database of the World's Lepidopteran Hostplants". The Natural History Museum. Retrieved 28 June 2018.


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