Lusterala is a monotypic, neotropical genus of tortix moths provisionally assigned to tribe Grapholitini of subfamily Olethreutinae, with Lusterala phaseolana as sole species.[2][1]
| Lusterala | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Tortricidae |
| Genus: | Lusterala Brown & Nishida, 2007[1] |
| Species: | L. phaseolana |
| Binomial name | |
| Lusterala phaseolana Brown & Nishida, 2007[1] | |
Genus and species were both described in 2007 by John Wesley Brown and Kenji Nishida.[2][1][3] The holotype is conserved at the National Museum of Natural History in Washington, DC.[1] Based on DNA barcoding, the genus is possibly a synonym of Ecdytolopha.[4]
Behaviour and distribution
Lusterala phaseolana is known from Costa Rica.[2][1] Its larvae are gall-inductive on the stems of their host plant, lima bean (Phaseolus lunatus L.).[2][5]