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Homona tabescens

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Homona tabescens
Homona tabescens
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Tortricidae
Genus: Homona
Species:
H. tabescens
Binomial name
Homona tabescens
(Meyrick, 1921)[1]
Synonyms
  • Cacoecia tabescens Meyrick, 1921
  • Archips tabescens

Homona tabescens is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found in south-east Asia, where it has been recorded from Java, Sabah, China, Thailand, Malaysia, New Guinea and Vietnam.[2]

The larvae feed on a wide range of plants and have been recorded feeding on Durio zibethinus, Averrhoa carambola, Mangifera indica, Araucaria cunninghamii, Shorea leprosula, Bridelia species, Acacia mangium, Castanopsis fissa, Cinnamomum verum, Lagerstroemia species (including Lagerstroemia speciosa), Abelmoschus esculentus, Melastoma malabathricum, Cajanus cajan, Artocarpus heterophyllus, Psidium guajava, Pinus caribaea, Pinus patula, Citrus species, Solanum melongena, Calophyllum inophyllum, Jatropha species, Gossypium species, Eucalyptus alba and Lantana camara.[3]

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