Neoleucinodes torvis
| Neoleucinodes torvis | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Crambidae |
| Genus: | Neoleucinodes |
| Species: | N. torvis |
| Binomial name | |
| Neoleucinodes torvis Capps, 1948 | |
| Synonyms | |
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Neoleucinodes torvis is a moth in the Crambidae family. It was described by Capps in 1948.[1] It is found in Cuba, Puerto Rico, Jamaica, Grenada, Dominica, the Virgin Islands, St. Croix, Mexico, Guatemala, Panama, Peru, Brazil (Mina Gerais), Guyana, Surinam and French Guiana.[2]
The wingspan is 11–15 mm for males and 12–18 mm for females. The wings are sordid white.
The larvae feed on Solanum torvum.[3]
References
- ↑ "global Pyraloidea database". Globiz.pyraloidea.org. Retrieved 2014-07-15.
- ↑ Neoleucinodes at funet
- ↑ Proc. U.S. Nat. Mus. 98 (3223): 77
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