Apoctena pictoriana

Apoctena pictoriana is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found in New Zealand, where it is found on both the North and South islands.

Apoctena pictoriana
Female
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Tortricidae
Genus: Apoctena
Species:
A. pictoriana
Binomial name
Apoctena pictoriana
(Felder & Rogenhofer, 1875)[1]
Synonyms
  • Grapholitha pictoriana Felder & Rogenhofer, 1875

The larvae feed on Nothofagus species.[2]

References

  1. tortricidae.com
  2. J.S. 1990: Reassessment of Ctenopseustis Meyrick and Planotortrix Dugdale with descriptions of two new genera (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae). New Zealand journal of zoology, 17(3): 437-465.


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