Geographical variation of Eupoecilia kobeana Razowski, 1968 (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae: Tortricinae) with ecological notes and new distributional records in Japan

Abstract

Eupoecilia kobeana Razowski, 1968 is newly recorded from Tanegashima Island and the Yaeyama Islands (Ishigakijima Island, Iriomotejima Island, and Yonagunijima Island). Larvae were discovered in flower buds of Ligustrum japonicum (Oleaceae), Ligustrum lucidum Aiton (Oleaceae), and Vaccinium bracteatum (Ericaceae), representing new host records. Geographical differences in morphology and DNA barcode sequences between populations on Yaeyama Islands and other areas are discussed.