Crombrugghia wahlbergi (Zeller, 1851)
(one synonym : Trichoptilus pyrrhodes)
PTEROPHORIDAE

Don Herbison-Evans ( donherbisonevans@yahoo.com )
and
Debbie Matthews Lott & Stella Crossley

This Caterpillar is reported to feed on :

  • Vernonia appendiculata ( ASTERACEAE ),
  • Sweet Potato ( Ipomoea batatas, CONVOLVULACEAE ), and
  • Indian Sorrel ( Oxalis corniculata , OXALIDACEAE ).

    Crombrugghia wahlbergi
    Ascension Island    , 1989

    The Pheromones for this species have been determined.

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    (updated 31 January 2009)