Amorbia productana

Amorbia productana
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Tortricidae
Genus:	Amorbia
Species:	A. productana
Binomial name
	Amorbia productana; (Walker, 1863)[1]
Synonyms
	Dichelia productana Walker, 1863; Cacoecia aequiflexa Meyrick 1931; Amorbia aequiflexa;

Amorbia productana is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found in Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, and Surinam, where it is recorded from altitudes below 800 meters.

The length of the forewings is 7–9 mm. The ground colour of the forewings is ferruginous brown with the basal, median, and postmedian fasciae darker. The hindwings are pale brown. Adults have been recorded on wing year round.

The larvae have been recorded feeding on Sabicea panamensis and Vernonia patens.[2]

References

tortricidae.com
Phillips-Rodríguez, E.; Powell, J.A. 2007: Phylogenetic relationships, systematics, and biology of the species of Amorbia Clemens (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae: Sparganothini).

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[1] tortricidae.com

[2] Phillips-Rodríguez, E.; Powell, J.A. 2007: Phylogenetic relationships, systematics, and biology of the species of Amorbia Clemens (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae: Sparganothini).