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Choreutis achyrodes
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Choreutidae
Genus: Choreutis
Species: C. achyrodes
Binomial name
Choreutis achyrodes
(Meyrick, 1912)
Synonyms
  • Simaethis achyrodes Meyrick, 1912
  • Simaethis albifascialis Marumo, 1923
  • Simaethis kochiensis Matsumura, 1931

Choreutis achyrodes is a moth of the family Choreutidae. It is known from China (Guangxi, Guizhou, Taiwan), Japan (Shikoku, Kyushu, Ryukyu Islands), India (Assam) and the Oriental region.

The wingspan is 10–15 mm.

The larvae feed on Ficus wightiana.

References

  1. ^ Meyrick, Edward (1912). "Simaethis achyrodes, n. sp.". Exotic Microlepidoptera. Vol. 1. London: Taylor and Francis. p. 46.
  2. Marumo, Nobukatsu (1923). "List of Lepidoptera of the Islands Tanegashima and Yakushima". Journal of the College of Agriculture, Imperial University of Tokyo. 8 (2): 199.
  3. Matsumura, Shōnen (1931). Nihon konchū daizukan 日本昆虫大図鑑 [6000 Illustrated Insects of Japan-Empire]. Tokyo. p. 1080.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  4. Budashkin, Yu I.; Li, H. H. (2009). "Study on Chinese Acrolepiidae and Choreutidae (Insecta: Lepidoptera)". SHILAP Revista de Lepidopterología. 37 (146): 182. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2011-08-07.

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