Bonagota salubricola, the Brazilian apple leafroller, is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found in Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay and Uruguay.[2]
| Brazilian apple leafroller | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Tortricidae |
| Genus: | Bonagota |
| Species: | B. salubricola
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| Binomial name | |
| Bonagota salubricola | |
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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]
References
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- ^ tortricidae.com
- ^ Brown, John W. & Jozéf Razowski, 2003, Zootaxa 303: 1-31 [1]
- ^ Plagas animales
- ^ Anhalt, FA; Azevedo, JL; Sugayama, RL; Specht, A; Barros, NM (2010). "Potential of Metarhizium anisopliae (Metsch.) Sorokin (Ascomycetes, hypocreales) in the control of Bonagota salubricola (Meyrick) (Lepidoptera, Tortricidae) and its compatibility with chemical insecticides". Braz J Biol. 70: 931–6. doi:10.1590/s1519-69842010000500003. PMID 21180896.
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