Psorosticha zizyphi, the citrus leaf roller, is a moth of the family Depressariidae.
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Depressariidae |
| Genus: | Psorosticha |
| Species: | P. zizyphi
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| Psorosticha zizyphi (Stainton, 1859)
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Distribution edit
It is found in south-east Asia, including Hong Kong, India, Iran,[1] United Arab Emirates,[2] Sri Lanka, New Guinea and Queensland and New South Wales in Australia.
Food plants edit
The larvae feed on young shoots of various trees in family Rutaceae, including Citrus limon, Citrus reticulata, Aegle marmelos, Feronia elephantum, Glycosmis pentaphylla and Murraya koenigii, as well as other plants, such as Ziziphus jujuba and Ailanthus excelsa. They live in a rolled leaf of their host plant. Pupation takes place inside the folded leaf.
The species is considered a pest on Citrus species. By rolling the leaves, they seriously damage or even destroy new growth flushes.
References edit
- ^ Lvovsky & Fallahzadeh, 2010. Psorosticha Zizyphi (Lepidoptera: Dressariidae) is newly recorded from Iran; - Far Eastern Entomologist. 2010. N.216: 14-16.
- ^ De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. 2014. Afromoths, online database of Afrotropical moth species (Lepidoptera). World Wide Web electronic publication (www.afromoths.net) (12.Aug.2014)
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