Brazilian apple leafroller | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Tortricidae |
Genus: | Bonagota |
Species: | B. salubricola
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Binomial name | |
Bonagota salubricola | |
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Bonagota salubricola, the Brazilian apple leafroller, is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found in Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay and Uruguay.[2]
The length of the forewings is 11–14 mm.[3]
The larvae feed on various plants, including Malus species. They roll the leaves of their host plant, and are considered an important pest.[4]