''Archips seditiosa'' is a
moth
Moths are a paraphyletic group of insects that includes all members of the order Lepidoptera that are not butterflies, with moths making up the vast majority of the order. There are thought to be approximately 160,000 species of moth, many of ...
of the family
Tortricidae
The Tortricidae are a family of moths, commonly known as tortrix moths or leafroller moths, in the order Lepidoptera. This large family has over 11,000 species described, and is the sole member of the superfamily Tortricoidea, although the gen ...
. It is found in western
Malaysia
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and
Java
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.
The larvae have been recorded feeding on ''
Albizia
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'', ''
Derris
''Derris'' is genus of leguminous plants found in Southeast Asia and the southwest Pacific islands, including New Guinea. The roots of '' D. elliptica'' contain rotenone, a strong insecticide and fish poison.
Despite the secondary compounds ...
'', ''
Tephrosia purpureae'', ''
Hibiscus sabdariffa
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'', ''
Citrus
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'', ''
Solanum tomentosum
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'', ''
Cinnamomum zeylanicum
''Cinnamomum verum'', called true cinnamon tree or Ceylon cinnamon tree, is a small evergreen tree belonging to the family Lauraceae, native to Sri Lanka. The inner bark of several other ''Cinnamomum'' species are also used to make cinnamon, but ...
'' and ''
Glycine max
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''.
Eurasian Tortricidae
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References
Moths described in 1990
Archips
Moths of Asia
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