Eudemis gyrotis

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Eudemis gyrotis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Tortricidae
Genus: Eudemis
Species:
E. gyrotis
Binomial name
Eudemis gyrotis
(Meyrick, 1909)
Synonyms
  • Argyroploce gyrotis Meyrick, 1909

Eudemis gyrotis is a moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found in Vietnam,[1] India, Japan and Taiwan.

It is a rather variable species. Adults are light grey with a violet tinge or entirely suffused with reddish fulvous.[2]

The larvae feed on the leaves of Myrica rubra. They roll the leaves of their host plant.[3]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Razowski, Józef (30 March 2009). "Tortricidae from Vietnam in the collection of the Berlin Museum. 7.Some additional data (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae)" (PDF). Polish Journal of Entomology. 78 (1): 15–32. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2022-03-31. Retrieved 2023-02-03.
  2. ^ The South Asiatic Olethreutini: (Lepidoptera Tortricidae)
  3. ^ Population establishment of the leafroller Eudemis gyrotis (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae) at a new plantation of bayberry Myrica rubra (Myricaceae)