Loboschiza koenigiana

Loboschiza koenigiana, the orange tortricid moth or leaf webber, is a moth of the family Tortricidae. The species was first described by Johan Christian Fabricius in 1775. It is found in the United Arab Emirates, Pakistan, India, Sri Lanka, Myanmar, China, Malaysia, Thailand, Java in Indonesia, New Guinea, Queensland in Australia, the Philippines, Taiwan, Japan and Korea.[1]

"Leaf webber" redirects here. For the other moth with this common name, see Pammene critica.

Loboschiza koenigiana
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Tortricidae
Genus:
Loboschiza
Species:
L. koenigiana
Binomial name
Loboschiza koenigiana
(Fabricius, 1775)
Synonyms
  • Pyralis koenigiana Fabricius, 1775
  • Rhadinoscolops koenigana
  • Hemerosia aurantiana Pryer, 1877
  • Grapholitha delectana Snellen, 1902
  • Pyralis koenigana Fabricius, 1787
  • Eucelis vulnerata Walsingham, in Swinhoe, 1900

The wingspan is about 12 mm.[2] The forewings are yellow with a broad brown margin, and covered with irregular bright orange lines and spots.[3]

The larvae feed on Azadirachta indica, Melia azedarach, Owenia venosa, Aglaia sapindina, Jasminum sambac and Hibiscus rosa-sinensis.[4]

References
  1. De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2018). "Loboschiza koenigiana (Fabricius, 1775)". Afromoths. Retrieved 16 October 2018.
  2. CSIRO Ecosystem Sciences - Australian Moths Online
  3. Herbison-Evans, Don & Crossley, Stella (12 February 2010). "Loboschiza koenigiana (Fabricius, 1775) Leaf Webber". Australian Caterpillars and their Butterflies and Moths. Retrieved 16 October 2018.
  4. Diakonoff, A. (1982). "On a Collection of Some Families of Micro-Lepidoptera from Sri Lanka (Ceylon)". Zoologische Verhandelingen. 193: 1–124 – via Naturalis Biodiversity Center.


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