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Psorosticha zizyphi
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Depressariidae
Genus:	Psorosticha
Species:	P. zizyphi
Binomial name
Psorosticha zizyphi (Stainton, 1859)
Synonyms
Depressaria zizyphi Stainton, 1859 Depressaria angusta Walsingham, in Moore, Psorosticha acrolopha Lower, 1901

Psorosticha zizyphi, the citrus leaf roller, is a moth of the family Depressariidae.

Distribution

It is found in south-east Asia, including Hong Kong, India, Iran, United Arab Emirates, Sri Lanka, New Guinea and Queensland and New South Wales in Australia.

Food plants

The larvae feed on young shoots of various trees in family Rutaceae, including Citrus limon, Citrus reticulata, Aegle marmelos, Feronia elephantum, Glycosmis pentaphylla and Murraya koenigii, as well as other plants, such as Ziziphus jujuba and Ailanthus excelsa.

References

1. Lvovsky & Fallahzadeh, 2010. Psorosticha Zizyphi (Lepidoptera: Dressariidae) is newly recorded from Iran; - Far Eastern Entomologist. 2010. N.216: 14-16.
2. De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. 2014. Afromoths, online database of Afrotropical moth species (Lepidoptera). World Wide Web electronic publication (www.afromoths.net) (12.Aug.2014)

External links

• Australian Insects
• Australian Faunal Directory

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