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Eccopsis wahlbergiana

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Eccopsis wahlbergiana
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Tortricidae
Genus: Eccopsis
Species:
E. wahlbergiana
Binomial name
Eccopsis wahlbergiana
Zeller, 1852
Synonyms
  • Eccopsis fluctuatana Walsingham, 1881

Eccopsis wahlbergiana is a moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found throughout of subtropical Africa, from Sénégal to South Africa, including the islands of Comoros, Cape Verde and Madagascar.[1]

Known host plants of the larvae are Euphorbiaceae (Ricinus sp. and Ricinus communis).[2]

References

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  • Zeller 1852a. Lepidoptera Microptera, quae J. A. Wahlberg in Caffrorum terra collegit. - — :1–120.
  1. ^ De Prins, J.; De Prins, W. (2017). "Eccopsis wahlbergiana Zeller, 1852". Afromoths. Retrieved November 15, 2017.
  2. ^ Aarvik 2004b. Revision of the subtribe Neopotamiae (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae) in Africa. - Norwegian Journal of Entomology 51:71–155.
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