Plinthograptis ebogana

Plinthograptis ebogana
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Tortricidae
Genus:	Plinthograptis
Species:	P. ebogana
Binomial name
Plinthograptis ebogana Razowski, 2005[1]

Plinthograptis ebogana is a species of moth of the Tortricidae family. It is found in Cameroon and Ghana.^[2]

The wingspan is about 15 mm. The ground colour is bluish grey and the costa and termen are edged orange yellow with black grey spots. There is a large, paler blotch from the mid-termen with inner blackish marks. There is also a large tornal blotch, also with blackish inner spots. There are red markings. The hindwings are brown.^[3]

The larvae feed on Theobroma cacao.

References

1. tortricidae.com
2. Afro Moths
3. Razowski, J., 2005: Notes and descriptions of primitive Tortricini from Tropical Africa, with a list of Asian taxa (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae). Shilap Revista de Lepidopterologia 33 (132): 423-436. .