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Homona aestivana

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Species of moth

Homona aestivana
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Tortricidae
Genus: Homona
Species: H. aestivana
Binomial name
Homona aestivana
(Walker, 1866)
Synonyms
  • Ericia aestivana Walker, 1866
  • Homona ecprepes Turner, 1945
  • Ericia posticana Walker, 1866
  • Homona tribapta Meyrick, 1928

Homona aestivana is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae first described by Francis Walker in 1866. It is found in the Philippines, Australia (Queensland), New Guinea (including the Bismarck Archipelago) and Indonesia (including Seram and the Sula Islands).

The larvae feed on Theobroma cacao.

References

  1. Tortricid.net
  2. Razowski, Jรณzef (December 2013). "An assessment of the Tortricid (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae) fauna of Seram Island, Indonesia" (PDF). Acta Zoologica Cracoviensia. 56 (2): 29โ€“89. doi:10.3409/azc.56_2.29. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-05-29 – via Internet Archive.
  3. Tortricidae Food Plant Database
Taxon identifiers
Homona aestivana


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