Homona spargotis

Taxobox
name = Homona spargotis


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regnum = Animalia
phylum = Arthropoda
classis = Insecta
ordo = Lepidoptera
subordo = Glossata
infraordo = Heteroneura
zoodivision = Ditrysia
zoosectio = Cossina
zoosubsectio = Cossina
superfamilia = Tortricoidea
familia = Tortricidae
subfamilia =
tribus =
genus = Homona
species = "H. spargotis"
binomial = "Homona spargotis"
binomial_authority = Meyrick, 1910
synonyms =The Avocado Leafroller "(Homona spargotis)" is a moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found in the Australasia ecozone.

The wingspan is ca. 3 cm for males and 2 cm for females.

The larvae feed on Avocado, Coffeaen, Camellia sinensis, Custard-apple and Bilimbi. The species is considered a pest.

External link

* [http://linus.socs.uts.edu.au/~don/larvae/tort/spargot.html Australian caterpillars]