Haritalodes derogata
Haritalodes derogata, the cotton leaf roller or okra leaf roller, is a species of moth of the family Crambidae. It was described by Johan Christian Fabricius in 1775. It is widely distributed. Records include the Comoros, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ghana, Mali, Réunion, Madagascar, the Seychelles, South Africa, the Gambia, Australia, Fiji, Papua New Guinea, Samoa, the Solomon Islands, the Andaman Islands, Bali, India, Sri Lanka, Malaysia, Myanmar, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Vietnam, China and Japan.[2][3] It is sometimes encountered in Europe, due to accidental import.
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Crambidae |
Genus: | Haritalodes |
Species: | H. derogata |
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The wingspan is 28–40 mm.[4] Adults are pale brown with complex dark brown sinuous lines over each wing.[5]
The larvae feed on Hibiscus (including H. cannabinus, H. esculentus, H. columnaris and H. rosa-sinensis), Pavonia, Gossypium, Anacardium occidentale, Sida, Glycine max, Ziziphus mauritiana and Ziziphus jujuba. They roll the leaves of their host plant. The larvae are green with a dark brown head in early instars, but later becoming dark pink. Full-grown larvae reach a length of about 15 mm. Pupation takes place in the rolled leaf.
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References
- Australian Faunal Directory
- De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2018). "Haritalodes derogata (Fabricius, 1775)". Afromoths. Retrieved 16 April 2018.
- Poltavsky, A.N., Kravchenko, V.D., Traore, M.M., Traore, S.F., Gergely, P., Witt, Th.J., Sulak, H., Beck, R.H.-T., Junnila, A., Revay, E.E., Doumbia, S., Beier, J.C. & Müller, G.C. 2018. Biodiversity and seasonality of Pyraloidea (Lepidoptera) in the woody savannah belt in Mali. Israel Journal of Entomology 48 (1): 69–78. Article
- "Microlepidoptera.nl". Archived from the original on 2012-08-23. Retrieved 2012-01-11.
- Herbison-Evans, Don & Crossley, Stella (27 January 2013). "Haritalodes derogata (Fabricius, 1775) Cotton Leaf Roller". Australian Caterpillars and their Butterflies and Moths. Retrieved 16 April 2018.
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