Acanthoclita balanoptycha
| Acanthoclita balanoptycha | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Tortricidae |
| Genus: | Acanthoclita |
| Species: | A. balanoptycha
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| Binomial name | |
| Acanthoclita balanoptycha (Meyrick, 1910)
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Acanthoclita balanoptycha is a moth of the family Tortricidae first described by Edward Meyrick in 1910.[1] It is found in the tropical areas of India, Sri Lanka,[2] Malaysia and Micronesia.[3]
Larval food plants are Butea monosperma, Millettia pinnata, Derris elliptica, Derris malaccensis, Millettia auriculata and Ehretia species.[4]
References[edit]
- ^ "Species Details: Acanthoclita balanoptycha Meyrick, 1910". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 29 June 2018.
- ^ Koçak, Ahmet Ömer; Kemal, Muhabbet (20 February 2012). "Preliminary list of the Lepidoptera of Sri Lanka". Cesa News (79). Centre for Entomological Studies Ankara: 1–57 – via Academia.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "HOSTS - a Database of the World's Lepidopteran Hostplants". The Natural History Museum. Retrieved 28 June 2018.
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