Neoleucinodes torvis is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Hahn William Capps in 1948.[1] It is found in Cuba, Puerto Rico, Jamaica, Grenada, Dominica, the Virgin Islands, St. Croix, Mexico, Guatemala, Panama, Peru, Brazil (Minas Gerais), Guyana, Suriname and French Guiana.[2]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Crambidae |
| Genus: | Neoleucinodes |
| Species: | N. torvis
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| Neoleucinodes torvis Capps, 1948
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The wingspan is 11–15 mm for males and 12–18 mm for females. The wings are dirty white.
The larvae feed on Solanum torvum.[3]
References
edit- ^ "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved 2014-07-15.
- ^ Neoleucinodes at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
- ^ Proceedings of the United States National Museum 98 (3223): 77