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Bathypluta triphaenella

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Bathypluta triphaenella
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Tortricidae
Genus: Bathypluta
Species:
B. triphaenella
Binomial name
Bathypluta triphaenella
(Snellen, 1903)[1]
Synonyms
  • Cerace triphaenella Snellen, 1903
  • Cerace triphaenella var. melanoptera Diakonoff, 1941
  • Cerace triphaenella var. nox Diakonoff, 1941
  • Bathypluta triphaenella sparna Diakonoff, 1950
  • Bathypluta sulawesiensis Kawabe, 1993
  • Cerace triphanella Diakonoff, 1941

Bathypluta triphaenella is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found in Indonesia on the islands of Java and Sulawesi.

The length of the forewings is about 22 mm.[2]

The larvae have been reported as a minor pest on Camellia sinensis and Cinchona species.[3]

References

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  1. ^ tortricidae.com
  2. ^ Kawabe, A., 1993: A new species of Bathypluta Diakonoff from Sulawesi (Tortricidae). Tyô to Ga, 43 (4): 237-238. Abstract and full article: [1].
  3. ^ Early stages of the Ceracidae (Lepidoptera) with remarks on the true position of the group