Brazilian peppertree leaflet rolling moth

Episimus unguiculus

Classification

Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Tortricidae

Episimus utilis is a moth of the family Tortricidae. It was first described by Elwood Zimmerman in 1978. It is native to Brazil, but has been introduced to Hawaii in 1954 to aid in the control of Christmas berry or Brazilian peppertree.

Distribution

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Countries in the Picchu catalog

Sources and credits

Photo(c) Thomas Irvine, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Thomas Irvine · CC-BY DescriptionEpisimus utilis, Wikipedia contributors

Brazilian peppertree leaflet rolling moth

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