''Haritalodes derogata'', the cotton leaf roller or okra leaf roller, is a species of moth of the family Crambidae. It was described by Johan Christian Fabricius in 1775. It is widely distributed. Records include the

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, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ghana, Mali,

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, Madagascar, the Seychelles, South Africa, the Gambia,

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, Papua New Guinea, Samoa, the Solomon Islands, the

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, India,

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, Malaysia,

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, Singapore,

, Vietnam,

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and

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. It is sometimes encountered in Europe, due to accidental import. The wingspan is 28–40 mm. Adults are pale brown with complex dark brown sinuous lines over each wing. The larvae feed on '' Hibiscus'' (including '' H. cannabinus'', '' H. esculentus'', '' H. columnaris'' and '' H. rosa-sinensis''), '' Pavonia'', '' Gossypium'', '' Anacardium occidentale'', '' Sida'', '' Glycine max'', ''

Zizyphus mauritiana ''Ziziphus mauritiana'', also known as Indian jujube, Indian plum, Chinese date, Chinese apple, ber, and dunks is a tropical fruit tree species belonging to the family Rhamnaceae. It is often confused with the closely related Chinese jujube (' ...

'' and ''

Zizyphus jujuba Jujube (), sometimes jujuba, known by the scientific name ''Ziziphus jujuba'' and also called red date, Chinese date, and Chinese jujube, is a species in the genus ''Ziziphus'' in the buckthorn family Rhamnaceae. Description It is a small ...

''. They roll the leaves of their host plant. The larvae are green with a dark brown head in early instars, but later becoming dark pink. Full-grown larvae reach a length of about 15 mm. Pupation takes place in the rolled leaf. A cotton leaf roller on a bottle gourd leave at night

A cotton leaf roller on a bottle gourd leave at night

References

Moths described in 1775 Spilomelinae Moths of Africa Moths of Asia Moths of Oceania Taxa named by Johan Christian Fabricius {{Agroterini-stub