Heleanna physalodes

Heleanna physalodes is a moth of the family Tortricidae first described by Edward Meyrick in 1926. It is found in the Chagos Archipelago, Sri Lanka, Guam, Micronesia and Fiji.

Larval host plants are Barringtonia, Cordia, species.

Subspecies

Three subspecies are recorded.

• Heleanna physalodes abundantia <small>Clarke, 1976</small>
• Heleanna physalodes elitha <small>Clarke, 1976</small>
• Heleanna physalodes tricia <small>Clarke, 1976</small>

References

External links

• A new avocado pest in Central America (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae) with a key to Lepidoptera larvae threatening avocados in California
• Notes on the Tortricidae (Lepidoptera) of Fiji, with descriptions of a new species and a new subspecies
• Low host specificity and abundance of frugivorous Lepidoptera in the lowland rain forests of Papua New Guinea