Epichoristodes acerbella (Walker, 1864)

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FAMILY Tortricidae
SUBFAMILY Tortricinae
GENUS Epichoristodes
SPECIES acerbella
AUTHOR(Walker, 1864)
ORIGINAL COMBINATIONDepressaria acerbella
TYPE LOCALITY[South Africa, Western Cape], Cape, leg. F. Dregé.
GEOGRAPHICAL COORDINATES /
TYPE SPECIMEN(S) Holotype, BMNH.
STATUS Species
COMMENTTransferred to Epichoristodes by A. Diakonoff (1960: 175).
PUBLICATION Walker F. 1864a. List of the Specimens of Lepidopterous Insects in the Collection of the British Museum. Part XXIX.- Tineites. - — 29:i-iv, 563-835.
PAGINATION 564

Species pictures

Synonyms

NAME AUTHOR STATUS
galeata (Meyrick, 1921) Synonym of species
iocoma (Meyrick, 1908) Synonym of species
ionephela (Meyrick, 1909) Synonym of species

Species Distribution

COUNTRY PROVINCE/STATE PUBLICATION PAGE
Kenya   Gardner J. C. M. 1957. An annotated list of East African forest insects. - — :1-47. 39 (as galeata)
Madagascar   Diakonoff A. 1960a. Tortricidae from Madagascar. Part I. Tortricinae and Chlidanotinae. - Verhandelingen van de Koninklijke Nederlandse Academie van Wetenschappen, Afd. Natuurkunde (2) 53(2):1-109, pls 1-40. 175
Réunion   Razowski J. 2015a. African Tortricidae (Lepidoptera), chiefly from the collection of Graziano Bassi. - Acta zoologica cracoviensia 58(1):21-100. 27
South Africa Limpopo Meyrick E. 1908b. Descriptions of African Micro-Lepidoptera. - Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 47:716-756. 723 (as iocoma)
South Africa Western Cape Walker F. 1864a. List of the Specimens of Lepidopterous Insects in the Collection of the British Museum. Part XXIX.- Tineites. - — 29:i-iv, 563-835. 564
South Africa Eastern Cape Taylor J. S. 1957b. Notes on Lepidoptera in the eastern Cape Province (Part IV). - Journal of the entomological Society of Southern Africa 20(2):315-332. 330
South Africa KwaZulu-Natal Pinhey E. C. G. 1975. Moths of southern Africa. Descriptions and colour illustrations of 1183 species. - — :i-iv, 1-273, pls 1-63. 37
South Africa Free State Razowski J. 2015a. African Tortricidae (Lepidoptera), chiefly from the collection of Graziano Bassi. - Acta zoologica cracoviensia 58(1):21-100. 27
South Africa Gauteng Meyrick E. 1909b. Descriptions of Transvaal Micro-Lepidoptera. - Annals of the Transvaal Museum 2(1):1-28, pls 1-8. 6 (as ionephela)
Zimbabwe   Pinhey E. C. G. 1975. Moths of southern Africa. Descriptions and colour illustrations of 1183 species. - — :i-iv, 1-273, pls 1-63. 37

Notes:  Palaearctic: Introduced in several European countries (see J. Razowski 2015a: 27).

Host Plants

FAMILY SPECIES COUNTRY PUBLICATIONPAGE
Pinaceae Pinus radiata Kenya Gardner J. C. M. 1957. An annotated list of East African forest insects. - — :1-47. 39
Cupressaceae Widdingtonia whytei Kenya Gardner J. C. M. 1957. An annotated list of East African forest insects. - — :1-47. 39
Asteraceae Arctotheca sp.   Timm A. E., Warnich L. & Geertsema H. 2008. Morphological and molecular identification of economically important Tortricidae (Lepidoptera) on deciduous fruit tree crops in South Africa. - African Entomology 16(2):209-219.
Asteraceae Aster sp. South Africa Taylor J. S. 1957a. Notes on the proboscis in the Saturniidae. - Entomologist's Record and Journal of Variation 69(7-8):151-153.
Asteraceae Hypochaeris radicata   Timm A. E., Warnich L. & Geertsema H. 2008. Morphological and molecular identification of economically important Tortricidae (Lepidoptera) on deciduous fruit tree crops in South Africa. - African Entomology 16(2):209-219.
Brassicaceae Raphanus raphanistrum   Timm A. E., Warnich L. & Geertsema H. 2008. Morphological and molecular identification of economically important Tortricidae (Lepidoptera) on deciduous fruit tree crops in South Africa. - African Entomology 16(2):209-219.
Caryophyllaceae Dianthus sp.   Gunn D. 1931. Two destructive insects of carnation plants. - Bulletin of the Department of Agriculture and Forestry, Union of South Africa 94:1-9.
Cucurbitaceae Cucurbita sp.   Taylor J. S. 1957b. Notes on Lepidoptera in the eastern Cape Province (Part IV). - Journal of the entomological Society of Southern Africa 20(2):315-332. 330 (as ionephala)
Asparagaceae Ornithogalum eckloni   Bradley J. D., Tremewan W. G. & Smith A. 1973. British Tortricoid Moths. Cochylidae and Tortricidae: Tortricinae. - — .
Myrtaceae Eucalyptus saligna   Brown J. W., Robinson G. S. & Powell J. A. 2011. Food plant database of the leafrollers of the world (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae) (Version 1.0.0). - — .
Pinaceae Pinus patula   Brown J. W., Robinson G. S. & Powell J. A. 2011. Food plant database of the leafrollers of the world (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae) (Version 1.0.0). - — .
Polygonaceae Rumex acetosella   Timm A. E., Warnich L. & Geertsema H. 2008. Morphological and molecular identification of economically important Tortricidae (Lepidoptera) on deciduous fruit tree crops in South Africa. - African Entomology 16(2):209-219.
Proteaceae Leucodendron sp.   Timm A. E., Warnich L. & Geertsema H. 2008. Morphological and molecular identification of economically important Tortricidae (Lepidoptera) on deciduous fruit tree crops in South Africa. - African Entomology 16(2):209-219.
Rubiaceae Coffea sp.   Brown J. W., Robinson G. S. & Powell J. A. 2011. Food plant database of the leafrollers of the world (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae) (Version 1.0.0). - — .
Solanaceae Capsicum annuum   Malumphy C. & Robinson J. 2002. Lepidopterous larvae intercepted on imported produce of fresh beanm pea, okra, sweet pepper, aubergine and tomato fruit in England and Wales between 1970 and 2000. - Entomologist's Gazette 53:191-202.
Valerianaceae Centranthus ruber South Africa Dickson C. G. C. 1945. Recently observed food-plants of some Cape lepidopterous larvae (2nd series). - Journal of the entomological Society of Southern Africa 8(2):150-153. 152 (as ionephela)
Verbenaceae Lantana trifolia Kenya Brown J. W., Copeland R. S., Aarvik L., Miller S. M., Rosati S. E. & Luke Q. 2014. Host records for fruit-feeding Afrotropical Tortricidae (Lepidoptera). - African Entomology 22(2):343-376. 353
Rosaceae Rubus sp. Kenya Brown J. W., Copeland R. S., Aarvik L., Miller S. M., Rosati S. E. & Luke Q. 2014. Host records for fruit-feeding Afrotropical Tortricidae (Lepidoptera). - African Entomology 22(2):343-376. 353
Rosaceae Prunus persica South Africa Prinsloo G. L. & Uys V. M. (Eds.) 2015. Insects of cultivated plants and natural pastures in Southern Africa. - — :i-xiv, 1-785. 321
Rosaceae Malus domestica South Africa Prinsloo G. L. & Uys V. M. (Eds.) 2015. Insects of cultivated plants and natural pastures in Southern Africa. - — :i-xiv, 1-785. 351
Rosaceae Pyrus sp. South Africa Prinsloo G. L. & Uys V. M. (Eds.) 2015. Insects of cultivated plants and natural pastures in Southern Africa. - — :i-xiv, 1-785. 367
Ebenaceae Diospyros kaki South Africa Prinsloo G. L. & Uys V. M. (Eds.) 2015. Insects of cultivated plants and natural pastures in Southern Africa. - — :i-xiv, 1-785. 383
Vitaceae Vitis vinifera South Africa Prinsloo G. L. & Uys V. M. (Eds.) 2015. Insects of cultivated plants and natural pastures in Southern Africa. - — :i-xiv, 1-785. 421
Ericaceae Vaccinium sp. South Africa Prinsloo G. L. & Uys V. M. (Eds.) 2015. Insects of cultivated plants and natural pastures in Southern Africa. - — :i-xiv, 1-785. 440
Pinaceae Pinus caribaea Tanzania Austara O. & Jones T. 1971. Host list and distribution of lepidopterous defoliators of exotic softwoods in East Africa. - East African Agricultural and Forestry Journal 36:401-413. 405
Cupressaceae Cupressus lusitanica Kenya Austara O. & Jones T. 1971. Host list and distribution of lepidopterous defoliators of exotic softwoods in East Africa. - East African Agricultural and Forestry Journal 36:401-413. 405
Caryophyllaceae Dianthus caryophyllus South Africa Taylor J. S. 1957b. Notes on Lepidoptera in the eastern Cape Province (Part IV). - Journal of the entomological Society of Southern Africa 20(2):315-332. 330 (as ionephala)