Neoleucinodes elegantalis

Neoleucinodes elegantalis

''Neoleucinodes elegantalis'' is a moth of the family Crambidae described by Achille Guenée in 1854. It ìs found in Mexico, Costa Rica, Cuba, Honduras, Grenada, Guatemala, Jamaica, Panama, Puerto Rico, Trinidad and Tobago, Argentina, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Guyana, Paraguay, Peru, Suriname, Uruguay and Venezuela.
Neoleucinodes elegantalis 2100m Colombia,Geotagged,Neoleucinodes elegantalis,Summer

Reproduction

There are multiple generations per year. Eggs are laid either singly or in clusters on the petiole or sepals of flowers and the calyx of fruit.
Neoleucinodes sp. Dapa, Valle DEl Cauca,
2100m Neoleucinodes elegantalis

Food

The larvae feed by burrowing into the fruit of ''Solanum'' species, including ''Solanum lycopersicum'', ''Solanum melongena'', ''Solanum aethiopicum'', ''Solanum betaceum'', ''Solanum quitoense'', ''Solanum sessiliflorum'', ''Solanum acerifolium'', ''Solanum atropurpureum'', ''Solanum crinitum'', ''Solanum torvum'', ''Solanum hirtum'', ''Solanum lycocarpum'', ''Solanum pseudolulo'', ''Solanum viarum'' and ''Solanum sisymbriifolium'', as well as ''Capsicum annuum''. They feed on the flesh and seed of the fruit.

Pupation takes place outside of the fruit. Larvae may fold over the edge of a leaf, or burrow into loose soil at the base of the plant.

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Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
DivisionArthropoda
ClassInsecta
OrderLepidoptera
FamilyCrambidae
GenusNeoleucinodes
SpeciesN. elegantalis
Photographed in
Colombia