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Polylopha cassiicola

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Polylopha cassiicola
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Tortricidae
Genus: Polylopha
Species:
P. cassiicola
Binomial name
Polylopha cassiicola
Y.Q. Liu & A. Kawabe, 1993

Polylopha cassiicola is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found in China (Guangdong[1] and Hong Kong).[2]

The larvae feed on Cinnamomum species.

References

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  1. ^ Liu, Y.Q. & A. Kawabe, 1993: A new species of the genus Polylopha injurious to cinnamon in China (Lepidoptera: Chlidanotinae: Polyorthini). Japan Heterocerist's Journal 173: 404-406.
  2. ^ Lopharcha moriutii, sp. nov. and Polylopha cassiicola Liu & Kawabe (Lepidoptera, Tortricidae, Chlidanotinae, Polyorthini) from Thailand and Hong Kong