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{{Short description|Species of moth}} |
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| regnum = [[Animal]]ia |
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| phylum = [[Arthropod]]a |
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| classis = [[Insect]]a |
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| ordo = [[Lepidoptera]] |
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| familia = [[Stathmopodidae]] |
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| genus = ''[[Tortilia]]'' |
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| species = '''''T. charadritis''''' |
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* ''Isorrhoa charadritis'' <small>Meyrick, 1924</small> |
* ''Isorrhoa charadritis'' <small>Meyrick, 1924</small> |
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* ''Stathmopoda trissorrhiza'' <small>Meyrick, 1939</small> |
* ''Stathmopoda trissorrhiza'' <small>Meyrick, 1939</small> |
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'''''Tortilia charadritis''''' is a species of [[moth]] in the [[Stathmopodidae]] family. It is found from [[North Africa]] through the [[Middle East]] to western [[Pakistan]]. It is an introduced species in the eastern part of the United States. |
'''''Tortilia charadritis''''' is a species of [[moth]] in the [[Stathmopodidae]] family. It is found from [[North Africa]] through the [[Middle East]] to western [[Pakistan]]. It is an introduced species in the eastern part of the United States. |
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The [[wingspan]] is |
The [[wingspan]] is 7–9 mm. Adults have been recorded from May to July. |
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The larvae feed on the leaves of various ''[[Cassia ( |
The larvae feed on the leaves of various ''[[Cassia (genus)|Cassia]]'', that have been imported to the United States from [[Sudan]]. Larvae have also been found on the fruits of various ''[[Ziziphus]]'' species. |
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[[Category:Stathmopodidae]] |
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[[Category:Moths of Africa]] |
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[[Category:Moths of the Middle East]] |
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[[Category:Moths of Asia]] |
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[[Category:Moths described in 1924]] |
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[[Category:Taxa named by Edward Meyrick]] |
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Latest revision as of 23:11, 17 March 2024
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Stathmopodidae |
| Genus: | Tortilia |
| Species: | T. charadritis
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| Tortilia charadritis (Meyrick, 1924)
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Tortilia charadritis is a species of moth in the Stathmopodidae family. It is found from North Africa through the Middle East to western Pakistan. It is an introduced species in the eastern part of the United States.
The wingspan is 7–9 mm. Adults have been recorded from May to July.
The larvae feed on the leaves of various Cassia, that have been imported to the United States from Sudan. Larvae have also been found on the fruits of various Ziziphus species.
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