Eudemis gyrotis

Eudemis gyrotis is a moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found in Vietnam,[1] India, Japan and Taiwan.

Eudemis gyrotis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Tortricidae
Genus:
Eudemis
Species:
E. gyrotis
Binomial name
Eudemis gyrotis
(Meyrick, 1909)
Synonyms
  • Argyroploce gyrotis Meyrick, 1909

It is a rather variable species. Adults are light grey with a violet tinge or entirely suffused with reddish fulvous.[2]

The larvae feed on the leaves of Myrica rubra. They roll the leaves of their host plant.[3]

References
  1. Razoski, Józef, 2009, Tortricidae from Vietnam in the collection of the Berlin Museum. 7.Some additional data (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae), Polish Journal of Entomology 78 (1): 15-32. Full article:
  2. The South Asiatic Olethreutini: (Lepidoptera Tortricidae)
  3. Population establishment of the leafroller Eudemis gyrotis (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae) at a new plantation of bayberry Myrica rubra (Myricaceae)


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