Rhopobota hortaria

Rhopobota hortaria is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found in New Caledonia[1] and Australia, where it has been recorded from Victoria, New South Wales and Queensland.

Rhopobota hortaria
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Tortricidae
Genus: Rhopobota
Species:
R. hortaria
Binomial name
Rhopobota hortaria
(Meyrick, 1911)
Synonyms
  • Acroclita hortaria Meyrick, 1911
  • Acroclita philobrya Meyrick, 1920

The forewings have a brown pattern, which includes a dark brown bar running from the apex to the middle of the inner margin. The hindwings are brown.

The larvae have been recorded feeding on Polyscias elegans. They live in a shelter made of a rolled leaf of the host plant. The larvae are yellow with a greenish tinge and a black head. Pupation takes place in the larval shelter.[2]

References

  1. Razowski, J., 2013: Leaf-rollers from New Caledonia (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae). Shilap Revista de Lepidopterologia 41 (161): 69-93. Full article: .
  2. Lepidoptera Larvae of Australia


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