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Redescription of Acroclita vigescens Meyrick (Tortricidae: Lepidoptera) Feeding on Cordia myxa Linnaeus (Boraginaceae) in India


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1 Central Sericultural Research & Training Institute, Central Silk Board, Pampore - 192121, J&K, India
2 Zoological Survey of India, M-Block, New Alipore, Kolkata - 700053, West Bengal, India
 

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The early stages (egg, larva, and pupae) and adult morphology of Acroclita vigescens Meyrick (1920) (Tortricidae: Olethreutinae: Eucosmini) are described and illustrated, along with the first description and illustration of the male genitalia. The species was discovered feeding on Cordia myxa Linnaeus (Boraginaceae) in New Delhi, India

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Egg, Eucosmini, Larvae, Male Genitalia, Pupae.
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Authors

Rajesh Kumar
Central Sericultural Research & Training Institute, Central Silk Board, Pampore - 192121, J&K, India
P. C. Pathania
Zoological Survey of India, M-Block, New Alipore, Kolkata - 700053, West Bengal, India

Abstract


The early stages (egg, larva, and pupae) and adult morphology of Acroclita vigescens Meyrick (1920) (Tortricidae: Olethreutinae: Eucosmini) are described and illustrated, along with the first description and illustration of the male genitalia. The species was discovered feeding on Cordia myxa Linnaeus (Boraginaceae) in New Delhi, India

Keywords


Egg, Eucosmini, Larvae, Male Genitalia, Pupae.

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.26515/rzsi%2Fv120%2Fi2%2F2020%2F150901