Amorbia productana is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found in Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, and Suriname, where it is recorded from altitudes below 800 meters.
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Tortricidae |
Genus: | Amorbia |
Species: | A. productana
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Binomial name | |
Amorbia productana | |
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The length of the forewings is 7–9 mm. The ground colour of the forewings is ferruginous brown with the basal, median, and postmedian fasciae darker. The hindwings are pale brown. Adults have been recorded on wing year round.
The larvae have been recorded feeding on Sabicea panamensis and Vernonia patens.[2]
References
editWikispecies has information related to Amorbia productana.
- ^ tortricidae.com
- ^ Phillips-Rodríguez, E.; Powell, J.A. 2007: Phylogenetic relationships, systematics, and biology of the species of Amorbia Clemens (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae: Sparganothini).