''Endothenia euryteles'' is a species of
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 ...
found in the
Democratic Republic of Congo
The Democratic Republic of the Congo (french: République démocratique du Congo (RDC), colloquially "La RDC" ), informally Congo-Kinshasa, DR Congo, the DRC, the DROC, or the Congo, and formerly and also colloquially Zaire, is a country in ...
. The larvae feed on ''
Geophila
''Geophila'' is a genus of herbs in the family Rubiaceae. This genus is pantropical, as it is found in most tropical regions.
The name ''Geophila'' was once applied to a genus of mushrooms (defined by Lucien Quélet in 1886 with the moder ...
'' species.
References
Moths described in 1936
Endotheniini
Endemic fauna of the Democratic Republic of the Congo
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