Neoleucinodes torvis

Neoleucinodes torvis is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Hahn William Capps in 1948.[1] It is found in Cuba, Puerto Rico, Jamaica, Grenada, Dominica, the Virgin Islands, St. Croix, Mexico, Guatemala, Panama, Peru, Brazil (Minas Gerais), Guyana, Suriname and French Guiana.[2]

Neoleucinodes torvis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Crambidae
Genus:
Neoleucinodes
Species:
N. torvis
Binomial name
Neoleucinodes torvis
Capps, 1948
Synonyms
  • Leucinodes pusilla Amsel, 1956

The wingspan is 11–15 mm for males and 12–18 mm for females. The wings are dirty white.

The larvae feed on Solanum torvum.[3]

References
  1. "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved 2014-07-15.
  2. Neoleucinodes at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
  3. Proceedings of the United States National Museum 98 (3223): 77


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