Homona salaconis

Homona salaconis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Tortricidae
Genus: Homona
Species:
H. salaconis
Binomial name
Homona salaconis
(Meyrick, 1912)[1]
Synonyms
  • Cacoecia salaconis Meyrick, 1912
  • Archips salaconis Diakonoff, 1967
  • Homona amphigona Meyrick, 1936
  • Cacoecia spilotoma Meyrick, 1921
  • Cacoecia xanthochroma Wileman & Stringer, 1929

Homona salaconis is a species of moth in the family Tortricidae that was first described by Edward Meyrick in 1912.[2] It is found in the Philippines and Indonesia (Seram, Sumatra, Sulawesi and Western New Guinea). The habitat consists of cultivated areas and lowland forests.[3]

The larvae feed on Elaeis guineensis, Theobroma cacao and Solanum species.[4]

References

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  1. ^ Tortricid.net
  2. ^ Miller, Scott E.; Helgen, Lauren E.; Hebert, Paul D. N. (2010). "Clarification of the identity of Homona salaconis (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae)". ISSN 1755-098X. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  3. ^ Razowski, Józef (December 2013). "An assessment of the Tortricid (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae) fauna of Seram Island, Indonesia" (PDF). Acta Zoologica Cracoviensia. 56 (2): 29–89. doi:10.3409/azc.56_2.29. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-05-29 – via Internet Archive.
  4. ^ Tortricidae Food Plant Database


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