Meridemis detractana

Meridemis detractana is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae first described by Francis Walker in 1863.[2] It is found in Sri Lanka.[3][4]

Meridemis detractana
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Tortricidae
Genus: Meridemis
Species:
M. detractana
Binomial name
Meridemis detractana
(Walker, 1863)[1]
Synonyms
  • Tortrix detractana Walker, 1863

Its larval host plants are Lantana species.[5]

References
  1. Tortricid.net
  2. "Species Details: Meridemis detractana Walker, 1863". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 29 July 2018.
  3. On a collection of some families of Micro-Lepidoptera from Sri Lanka
  4. 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.
  5. "HOSTS - a Database of the World's Lepidopteran Hostplants". The Natural History Museum. Retrieved 28 July 2018.
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