Lobesia vanillana is a moth of the family Tortricidae. It was described in 1900 by Joseph de Joannis from five males and one female from Réunion island. It is found in Réunion, Aldabra atoll, Picard Island, Madagascar, KenyaRed de Revistas Científicas de América Latina, el Caribe, España y Portugal and Nigeria.Razowski & Wojtusiak, 2012. Tortricidae (Lepidoptera) from Nigeria. Acta zoologica cracoviensia 55(2): 59-130
The length is about 6 mm.
Larvae have been found on Vanilla planifolia (de Joannis, 1900 and Diakanoff, 1969) and Mangifera sp. (Diakanoff, 1969)
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External links Picture of Lobesia vanillana on Flickr