Statherotis discana, the litchi leafroller, is a moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found in Thailand, Taiwan, Japan, the Philippines, India, Java, the Solomon Islands, the Moluccas[1] and New Guinea.[2]

Statherotis discana
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Tortricidae
Genus:	Statherotis
Species:	S. discana
Binomial name
Statherotis discana (Felder & Rogenhofer, 1875)
Synonyms
Tortrix discana Felder & Rogenhofer, 1875 Argyroploce discana Statherotis discana cuneata Diakonoff, 1973 Statherotis discana f. saturata Diakonoff, 1973

The wingspan is 14–16 mm.[3] The forewings are deep purple or fuscous purple, marbled with slaty grey.[4]

The larvae feed on Litchi chinensis and Nephelium lappaceum. They feed on the leaves of the host plant, rolling the leaf while feeding.[5]

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