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Neoleucinodes torvis

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Insecta

Family
  
Crambidae

Rank
  
Species

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Lepidoptera

Genus
  
Neoleucinodes

Neoleucinodes torvis is a moth in the Crambidae family. It was described by Capps in 1948. It is found in Cuba, Puerto Rico, Jamaica, Grenada, Dominica, the Virgin Islands, St. Croix, Mexico, Guatemala, Panama, Peru, Brazil (Mina Gerais), Guyana, Surinam and French Guiana.

The wingspan is 11–15 mm for males and 12–18 mm for females. The wings are sordid white.

The larvae feed on Solanum torvum.

References

Neoleucinodes torvis Wikipedia