Apoctena spatiosa

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Apoctena spatiosa
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Tortricidae
Genus: Apoctena
Species:
A. spatiosa
Binomial name
Apoctena spatiosa
(Philpott, 1923) [1]
Synonyms
  • Tortrix spatiosaPhilpott, 1923

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

The larvae feed on Griselinia species. [2]

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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.