Haritalodes derogata

Haritalodes derogata
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Genus: Haritalodes
Species: H. derogata
Binomial name
Haritalodes derogata
(Fabricius, 1775)[1]
Synonyms
  • Phalaena derogata Fabricius, 1775
  • Botys multilinealis Guenée, 1854
  • Botys otysalis Walker, 1859
  • Zebronia salomealis Walker, 1859
  • Notarcha obliqualis T. P. Lucas, 1898
  • Haritalodes obliqualis
  • Botys annuligeralis Walker, 1866
  • Haritalodes annuligeralis
  • Botys basipunctalis Bremer, 1864
  • Haritalodes basipunctalis

The Cotton Leaf Roller (Haritalodes derogata) is a species of moth of the Crambidae family. It is widely distributed. Records include the Comoros, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Ghana, La Réunion, Madagascar, the Seychelles, South Africa, Gambia, Australia, Fiji, Papua New Guinea, Samoa, the Solomon Islands, the Andaman Islands, Bali, India, Sri Lanka, Malaysia, Myanmar, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Vietnam, China and Japan.[2] It is sometimes encountered in Europe, due to accidental import.

The wingspan is 28–40 mm.[3] Adults are pale brown with complex dark brown sinuous lines over each wing.[4]

The larvae feed on Hibiscus (including Hibiscus cannabinus, Hibiscus esculentus, Hibiscus columnaris and Hibiscus rosa-sinensis), Pavonia, Gossypium, Anacardium occidentale, Sida, Glycine max, Zizyphus mauritiana and Zizyphus jujuba. They roll the leaves of their host plant. The larvae are green with a dark brown head in early instars, but later becoming dark pink. Full-grown larvae reach a length of about 15 mm. Pupation takes place in the rolled leaf.

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