Apoctena pictoriana

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Apoctena pictoriana
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Female
Scientific classification OOjs UI icon edit-ltr.svg
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 pictorianaFelder & Rogenhofer, 1875

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.

The larvae feed on Nothofagus species. [2]

References

  1. tortricidae.com
  2. Dugdale, J.S. (July 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. doi:10.1080/03014223.1990.10422943. ISSN   0301-4223.