Eccopsis wahlbergiana

Eccopsis wahlbergiana is a moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found throughout of subtropical Africa, from Sénégal to South Africa, including the islands of Comoros, Cape Verde and Madagascar.[1]

Eccopsis wahlbergiana
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Tortricidae
Genus:
Eccopsis
Species:
E. wahlbergiana
Binomial name
Eccopsis wahlbergiana
Zeller, 1852
Synonyms
  • Eccopsis fluctuatana Walsingham, 1881

Known host plants of the larvae are Euphorbiaceae (Ricinus sp. and Ricinus communis).[2]

References
  • Zeller 1852a. Lepidoptera Microptera, quae J. A. Wahlberg in Caffrorum terra collegit. - — :1–120.
  1. De Prins, J.; De Prins, W. (2017). "Eccopsis wahlbergiana Zeller, 1852". Afromoths. Retrieved November 15, 2017.
  2. Aarvik 2004b. Revision of the subtribe Neopotamiae (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae) in Africa. - Norwegian Journal of Entomology 51:71–155.


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