Epichoristodes acerbella

Epichoristodes acerbella is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found in Kenya, Madagascar, Réunion, South Africa (Western Cape, Gauteng, Limpopo) and Zimbabwe.[2][3]

Epichoristodes acerbella
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E. acerbella
Binomial name
Epichoristodes acerbella
(Walker, 1864)[1]
Synonyms
  • Depressaria acerbella Walker, 1864
  • Epichoristodes (Tubula) acerbella
  • Proselena ionephela Meyrick, 1909
  • Epichoristodes ionephela
  • Epichorista galeata Meyrick, 1921
  • Tortrix iocoma Meyrick, 1908

The larvae feed on Pinus radiata and Widdingtonia whytei.

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