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The brown leaffolder (Ochyrotica concursa) is a moth of the family Pterophoridae. It is known from Sri Lanka.

Ochyrotica concursa
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Pterophoridae
Genus:	Ochyrotica
Species:	O. concursa
Binomial name
Ochyrotica concursa (Walsingham, 1891)
Synonyms
Steganodactyla concursa Walsingham, 1891

In the past it was also recorded from the Ryukyu Islands (Tokunoshima, Okinawa), as well as in Minamidaitōjima, Taiwan, China, the Philippines, India, the Moluccas and New Guinea, but research suggest these records are not related to this species.

The length of the forewings is 6–7 mm.

The larvae feed on Ipomoea batatas.

External links

• Taxonomic And Biological Studies Of Pterophoridae Of Japan (Lepidoptera)

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