Neoleucinodes torvis
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Kingdom: | Animalia
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Phylum: | Arthropoda
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Class: | Insecta
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Species: | N. torvis
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Neoleucinodes torvis Capps, 1948
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Neoleucinodes torvis is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Hahn William Capps in 1948.[1] It is found in Cuba, Puerto Rico, Jamaica, Grenada, Dominica, the Virgin Islands, St. Croix, Mexico, Guatemala, Panama, Peru, Brazil (Minas Gerais), Guyana, Suriname and French Guiana.[2]
The wingspan is 11–15 mm for males and 12–18 mm for females. The wings are dirty white.
The larvae feed on Solanum torvum.[3]
References[]
- ^ "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved 2014-07-15.
- ^ Neoleucinodes at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
- ^ Proceedings of the United States National Museum 98 (3223): 77
Categories:
- Moths described in 1948
- Spilomelinae
- Lineodini stubs