Lobesia vanillana (De Joannis, 1900)

Bippus, Maik, 2016, New or poorly known Microlepidoptera from the Mascarenes (Lepidoptera: Autostichidae, Bedellidae, Batrachedridae, Carposinidae, Epermeniidae, Gelechiidae, Tineidae, Tortricidae), Beiträge Zur Entomologie = Contributions to Entomology 66 (2), pp. 347-370 : 368

Lobesia vanillana (De Joannis, 1900)

Wingspan: 11.5 mm; adult (plate 14: figs 70-71).

A common species at light, 4 specimens I bred from larvae collected at the same site: Réunion, La Possession, alt. 200 m, 20°55'33"S / 55°21'3"E .

Distribution: Kenya, La Réunion, Madagascar, Nigeria, Seychelles, Tanzania.

Biology: I could raise this species from larvae feeding on a mildew ( Erysiphaceae ) (plate 14: fig. 72) growing on the leaves of Euphorbia heterophylla (Euphorbiaceae) , 15-iv-2015 (specimen put into the disposition of the BMNH in June 2015) as well as from the inflorence of Tamarindus indica L. ( Fabaceae ), 13-v-2015 and Cocos nucifera L. ( Arecaceae ), 17 & 22-vii-2016.