Homona magnanima Diakonoff, 1948 is a animal in the Tortricidae family, order Lepidoptera, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Homona magnanima Diakonoff, 1948

Homona magnanima Diakonoff, 1948

The Oriental tea tortrix moth Homona magnanima is a Tortricidae moth found in East and Southeast Asia, with larvae feeding on many plant genera.

Family
Genus
Homona
Order
Lepidoptera
Class
Insecta

About Homona magnanima Diakonoff, 1948

Homona magnanima, commonly known as the Oriental tea tortrix moth, is a moth species belonging to the family Tortricidae. This species is distributed in Japan, Taiwan, China, and Vietnam. Males of this species have a wingspan ranging from 19 to 28 mm, while females have a wingspan ranging from 26 to 37 mm. The larval stage of Homona magnanima feeds on Arachis, Camellia sinensis, Chrysanthemum indicum, Citrus, Diospyros kaki, Eurya, Glycine, Lithocarpus edulis, Malus domestica, Nandina domestica, Paeonia, Paulownia tomentosa, Podocarpus, Prunus including Prunus avium, Pyrus, Rhododendron, Rosa, and Solanum melongena.

Photo: (c) Roger C. Kendrick, all rights reserved

Taxonomy

Animalia › Arthropoda › Insecta › Lepidoptera › Tortricidae › Homona

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Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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