Pantographa scripturalis

Pantographa scripturalis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Genus: Pantographa
Species: P. scripturalis
Binomial name
Pantographa scripturalis
(Guenée, 1854)
Synonyms
  • Pionea scripturalis Guenée, 1854

Pantographa scripturalis, the Andean leaf-roller, is a moth in the Crambidae family. It was described by Guenée in 1854.[1] It is found from Colombia to Bolivia. The habitat consists of cloud forests, where it has been recorded from altitudes between 800 and 1,800 meters.

The larvae feed on Tiliaceae species and probably other trees. They live within a rolled leaf of their host plant. The larvae have a green body and a black head.[2]

References

  1. "global Pyraloidea database". Globiz.pyraloidea.org. Retrieved 2014-07-15.
  2. Moths of the Amazon and Andes


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