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Pantographa scripturalis

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Pantographa scripturalis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Genus: Pantographa
Species:
P. scripturalis
Binomial name
Pantographa scripturalis
(Guenée, 1854)
Synonyms
  • Pionea scripturalis Guenée, 1854

Pantographa scripturalis, the Andean leaf-roller, is a species of moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Achille Guenée in 1854.[1] It is found in South America from Colombia to Bolivia. The habitat consists of cloud forests, where it has been recorded from altitudes between 800 and 1,800 meters.

The larvae feed on Tiliaceae species and probably other trees.[2]

References

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  1. ^ Nuss, M.; et al. (2003–2014). "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved July 15, 2014.
  2. ^ Moths of the Amazon and Andes