Loboschiza koenigiana (Fabricius, 1775) -

Taxonomic Information

Loboschiza Diakonoff, 1968 species known from India (Pathania et al 2020).
Loboschiza koenigiana (Fabricius, 1775).  India: Maharashtra, Punjab, Uttarakhand; Sri Lanka; Myanmar. 
Loboschiza mediana turifera (Meyrick, 1912). India: Meghalaya (TL: Khasi Hills). 

Photo Gallery and Species Biology

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Andaman and Nicobar Islands
Andhra Pradesh1
Arunachal Pradesh
Assam1
Bihar
Chandigarh
Chhattisgarh
Dadra & Nagar Haveli
Daman & Diu
Delhi
Goa
Gujarat11
Haryana
Himachal Pradesh
Jammu and Kashmir
Jharkhand
Karnataka
Kerala1
Lakshadweep
Madhya Pradesh
Maharashtra1
Manipur
Meghalaya
Mizoram
Nagaland
Odisha
Paschimbanga11
Pondicherry
Punjab
Rajasthan1
Sikkim
Tamil Nadu1
Tripura
Uttar Pradesh
Uttarakhand
West Bengal
Total11112211

Loboschiza koenigiana (Fabricius, 1775): Jasminum sambac (Oleaceae), Melia azedarach, Azadirachta indica (Meliaceae) (Robinson et al. 2010).

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  2. Anan, S., Dokchan, P. and Pinkaew, N., 2016. Loboschiza Diakonoff (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae) from Thailand with descriptions of four new species. Zootaxa, 4109(1), pp.81-88.
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Page citation

Anonymous 2024. Loboschiza koenigiana (Fabricius, 1775) – . In Sondhi, S., Y. Sondhi, R.P. Singh, P. Roy and K. Kunte (Chief Editors). Butterflies of India, v. 3.73. Published by the Indian Foundation for Butterflies. URL: https://moths.ncbs.res.in/loboschiza-koenigiana, accessed 2024/04/19.