Bonagota salubricola

Bonagota salubricola
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Tortricidae
Genus: Bonagota
Species: B. salubricola
Binomial name
Bonagota salubricola
(Meyrick, 1931)[1]
Synonyms
  • Eulia salubricola Meyrick, 1931
  • Phtheochroa cranaodes Meyrick, 1937

Bonagota salubricola, the Brazilian apple leafroller, is a species of moth of the Tortricidae family. It is found in Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay and Uruguay.[2]

The length of the forewings is 11–14 mm.[3]

The larvae feed on various plants, including Malus species. They roll the leaves of their host plant, and are considered an important pest.[4]

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