Archips mimicus

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Archips mimicus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Tortricidae
Genus: Archips
Species:
A. mimicus
Binomial name
Archips mimicus
Walsingham, in Swinhoe, 1900[1]
Synonyms
  • Cacoecia epicyrta Meyrick, 1905
  • Archips mimica
  • Archips epicyrta

Archips mimicus is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae first described by Lord Walsingham in 1900. It is found in India, Sri Lanka[2] and Malaysia. In the Catalogue of Life, the species is considered as a synonym of Archips dispilana.[3]

Biology

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It is superficially similar to Archips eupatris.[4]

The larvae feed on Morus, Nephelium lappaceum, Peltophorum, Piper, Prunus, Psidium guajava, Renanthera coccinea, Theobroma cacao, Uncaria gambir, Amherstia nobilis, Bouea macrophylla, Camellia sinensis, Capsicum, Citrus, Coffea liberica, Dalbergia sissoo, Duranta, Glycine max, Indigofera zollingeriana and Lantana species (including Lantana camara).[5]

References

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  1. ^ Tortricidae.com
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  5. ^ HOSTS - a Database of the World's Lepidopteran Hostplants

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