431. Acanthoclita balanoptycha (Meyrick, 1910)

Eucosma balanoptycha Meyrick, 1910; Rec. Indian Mus. 5: 218.

TL: India, Puri, Odisha coast; Konkan, Bombay; Ceylon [= Sri Lanka], Maskeliya (many co-types from various localities).

Distribution: India (Tamil Nadu: Coimbatore, Odisha, Maharashtra); Micronesia (Mariana Islands); Sri Lanka; Thailand; Vietnam (Clarke 1976; Pinkaew 2006; Nedoshivina 2013).

Hosts: Larvae of this species feed during the post-monsoon period (i.e., October) and are recorded from Butea monosperma, Pongamia pinnata, Phaseolodes extensum, Derris elliptica (Fabaceae), and Ehretia sp. ( Boraginaceae) (Diakonoff 1982; Nedoshivina 2013).

Illustrations: Adult (Nedoshivina 2013: 232) and genitalia (Clarke 1958: 273; Diakonoff 1982: pl. 7).