Dichogama redtenbacheri
| Dichogama redtenbacheri | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Crambidae |
| Genus: | Dichogama |
| Species: | D. redtenbacheri |
| Binomial name | |
| Dichogama redtenbacheri Lederer, 1863 | |
| Synonyms | |
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Dichogama redtenbacheri, the caper-leaf webworm moth, is a moth in the Crambidae family. It was described by Lederer in 1863.[1] It is found in Florida,[2] the West Indies,[3] Costa Rica[4] and South America.[5]
The wingspan is about 28 mm. Adults have been recorded on wing year round.
The larvae feed on Capparis species,[6] including Capparis cynophallophora. They fold or spin together the leaves with silk to make a shelter.[7]
References
- ↑ "global Pyraloidea database". Globiz.pyraloidea.org. Retrieved 2014-07-15.
- ↑ mothphotographersgroup
- ↑ Dichogama at funet
- ↑ BOLD Systems
- ↑ Moths of Jamaica
- ↑ Washington, Entomological Society Of. Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington, 1901: 460-1
- ↑ The Canadian Entomologist; Volume 107; Issue 02; February 1975, pp 129-154
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