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Sycacantha orphnogenes

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Sycacantha orphnogenes
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Tortricidae
Genus: Sycacantha
Species:
S. orphnogenes
Binomial name
Sycacantha orphnogenes
(Meyrick, 1939)[1]
Synonyms
  • Eucosma orphnogenes Meyrick, 1939

Sycacantha orphnogenes is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.[2]

The larvae feed on Acanthus arboreus.[3]

References

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  1. ^ tortricidae.com
  2. ^ Razowski, J. ; L. Aarvik & J. de Prins 2010: An annotated catalogue of the types of Tortricidae (Lepidoptera) in the collection of the Royal Museum for Central Africa (Tervuren, Belgium) with descriptions of new genera and new species. Zootaxa 2469: 1-77. Abstract: [1].
  3. ^ De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2017). "Sycacantha orphnogenes (Meyrick, 1939)". Afromoths. Retrieved March 30, 2018.