Sorolopha herbifera

Sorolopha herbifera is a moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found in Vietnam,[1] India, Sri Lanka, Sumatra, Java and Taiwan.

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

Adults have a light bluish-grey ground colour, partially marbled with white and with dark green, well-defined markings.[2]

The larvae feed on Cinnamomum camphora.

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)


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