Lygropia tripunctata
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Crambidae |
| Genus: | Lygropia |
| Species: | L. tripunctata
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| Lygropia tripunctata (Fabricius, 1794)
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Lygropia tripunctata, commonly known as the sweetpotato leafroller, is a species of moth in the family Crambidae. It was first described by Johan Christian Fabricius in 1794.[1] It is found in the United States, where it has been recorded from Texas to South Carolina and Florida.[2] It is also found from the West Indies and Central America to Brazil.
Description[edit]
Lygropia tripunctata is primarily grayish-brown, with light yellow wings. It has a wingspan of around 26 mm and three distinct black dots along its back.[3]
Behaviour and ecology[edit]
The larvae feed on Turbina corymbosa, Merremia umbellata and Ipomoea species,[4][5] and adults tend to be most active from March to October.
References[edit]
- ^ Nuss, M.; et al. (2003–2014). "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved July 15, 2014.
- ^ "801174.00 – 5248 – Lygropia tripunctata – Sweetpotato Leafroller Moth – (Fabricius, 1794)". North American Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University. Retrieved March 13, 2018.
- ^ https://bugguide.net/node/view/286871
- ^ "Species Lygropia tripunctata - Sweetpotato leafroller - Hodges#5248". BugGuide. March 12, 2018. Retrieved March 13, 2018.
- ^ Bendicho-Lopez, Aurora (1998). "New Distributional and Foodplant Records for Twenty Cuban Moths". Journal of the Lepidopterists' Society. 52(2):214-216.