Brachiolia egenella | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Tortricidae |
Genus: | Brachiolia |
Species: | B. egenella
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Binomial name | |
Brachiolia egenella | |
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Brachiolia egenella is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae first described by Francis Walker in 1864. [2] It is found in Sri Lanka, [3] India, South Africa and on the Comoros and Mauritius. [4]
The larvae feed on Cardiospermum species, [5] [6] feeding from within the rolled leaves of their host plant. Full-grown larvae reach a length of about 11 mm. [7]