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Choreutis orthogona

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Choreutis orthogona
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Choreutidae
Genus: Choreutis
Species:
C. orthogona
Binomial name
Choreutis orthogona
(Meyrick, 1886)
Synonyms
  • Anthophila orthogona Meyrick, 1886
  • Simaethis orthogona Meyrick, 1886
  • Simaethis periploca Turner, 1913

Choreutis orthogona is a moth in the family Choreutidae.[1] It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1886. It is found in India, Sri Lanka,[2] Myanmar, Celebes and New Guinea.[3]

The larval host plant is Psoralea corylifolia.[4]

References

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  1. ^ "Species Details: Anthophila orthogona Meyrick, 1886". 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 (79). Centre for Entomological Studies Ankara: 1–57 – via Academia.
  3. ^ "Choreutis orthogona (Meyrick)". Choreutidae. Retrieved 5 October 2018.
  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.