Herpystis jejuna
| Herpystis jejuna | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Tortricidae |
| Genus: | Herpystis |
| Species: | H. jejuna
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| Binomial name | |
| Herpystis jejuna Meyrick, 1916
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Herpystis jejuna is a moth of the family Tortricidae first described by Edward Meyrick in 1916.[1] It is found in India,[2] Sri Lanka,[3] and Fiji.
Larval host plants are Cuscuta and Eugenia species.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ "Species Details: Herpystis jejuna Meyrick, 1916". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 29 June 2018.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "HOSTS - a Database of the World's Lepidopteran Hostplants". The Natural History Museum. Retrieved 28 June 2018.
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