Synclera univocalis

Synclera univocalis, the jujube leaf-folder, is a moth of the family Crambidae described by Francis Walker in 1859. It is found on the Chagos Archipelago and Sri Lanka. Records from India, Burma, Yemen, Palestine, Syria and South Africa refer to other species in the genus.

Synclera univocalis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Genus: Synclera
Species:
S. univocalis
Binomial name
Synclera univocalis
(Walker, 1859)
Synonyms
  • Glyphodes univocalis Walker, 1859
  • Pagyda univocalis

The larvae feed on Zizyphus mauritiana.

  • Barnett, L. K.; Emms, C. W. & Holloway, J. D. (July 1, 1999). "The moths of the Chagos Archipelago with notes on their biogeography". Journal of Natural History. 33 (7): 1021–1038. doi:10.1080/002229399300065.
  • Behavioral studies of the mobile forms of Synclera univocalis on jujube, Ziziphus mauritiana


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