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Species Lorita baccharivora - Hodges#3802

Lorita baccharivora - Groundsel Leafroller Moth Hodges#3802 - Lorita baccharivora

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Classification

Kingdom Animalia (Animals)

Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)

Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)

Class Insecta (Insects)

Order Lepidoptera (Butterflies and Moths)

Superfamily Tortricoidea (Tortricid Moths)

Family Tortricidae (Tortricid Moths)

Subfamily Tortricinae

Tribe Cochylini

Genus Lorita

Species baccharivora (Lorita baccharivora - Hodges#3802)

Hodges Number

3802

Synonyms and other taxonomic changes

Lorita baccharivora Pogue, 1988

Range

FL, TX (1); RI (specimens collected by Aaron Hunt and identified by Michael Sabourin).

Type locality: Lake Okeechobee, Okeechobee Co., FL.

Food

Baccharis halimifolia (Asteraceae)

Print References

Pogue, 1988: 449; figs. 2 (spread specimen), 6 (wing venations), 9, 10, 12 (genitalia), 26-47 (egg, larva, pupa). (1)

Diatloff G. & W.A. Palmer, 1988. The host specificity and biology of Aristotelia ivae Busck (Gelechiidae) and Lorita baccharivora Pogue (Tortricidae), two microlepidoptera selected as biological control agents for Baccharis halimifolia (Asteraceae) in Australia. Proc. Entomol. Soc. Wash. 90(4): 458–461.

Internet References

Moth Photographers Group (MPG) (2)

The Barcode of Life Data Systems (BOLD) (3)

Works Cited

1.	Revision of the genus Lorita Busck (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae: Cochylini), with a description of a new species. Michael G. Pogue. 1988. Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington 90(4): 440-457.

2.	North American Moth Photographers Group

3.	BOLD: The Barcode of Life Data Systems

Contributed by Aaron Hunt on 6 March, 2019 - 11:08am
Additional contributions by Steve Nanz
Last updated 19 April, 2022 - 12:25am

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