Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Tortricidae Rank Species | Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Genus Eccopsis | |
Similar Polydesma umbricola, Leipoxais, Euchromia guineensis, Megalorhipida leucodactyla, Zamarada | ||
Eccopsis wahlbergiana is a moth of the Tortricidae family. It is found throughout of subtropical Africa, from Sénégal to South Africa, including the islands of Comoros, Cape Verde and Madagascar.
Known host plants of the larvae are Euphorbiaceae (Ricinus sp. and Ricinus communis).
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