Black-lyre leafroller moth

Black-lyre leafroller moth
Adult in Papanui, New Zealand
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Tortricidae
Genus:	Cnephasia
Species:	C. jactatana
Binomial name
Cnephasia jactatana Walker, 1863
Synonyms
See text

The black-lyre leafroller moth ("Cnephasia" jactatana) is a tortrix moth species of the family Tortricidae.

Distribution

The black-lyre leafroller moth is endemic to New Zealand and is common throughout the country. ^[1]

Taxonomy

It belongs to the subfamily Tortricinae and therein to tribe Cnephasiini. But among these, it is in fact not close enough to the type species of Cnephasia – Cnephasia pasiuana of Europe – to properly belong in that genus. Alternatively, it has variously been referred to Batodes (= Ditula ) or Paedisca (= Epinotia ); if anything it might belong to the latter, presently circumscribed as a large and wide-ranging group of uncertain monophyly. But its actual genus has yet to be determined with certainty. ^[2]

Synonyms

Junior synonyms of this species are: ^[2]

• Batodes jactatanaWalker, 1863
• Sciaphila flexivittanaWalker, 1863
• Paedisca privatanaWalker, 1863
• Paedisca volutaFelder & Rogenhofer, 1875

Life cycle and behaviour

The eggs are laid on the topside of the leaf. ^[3] The larvae of this species can commonly be found on the hounds tongue fern in a silken tube, feeding on the leaves of that fern. ^[4] They prefer older leaves. ^[3]

Interactions with humans

The species is primarily known as a pest of kiwifruit (Actinidia deliciosa), but the caterpillars feed on various other trees with fleshy fruit, such as Citrus , hawthorns (Crataegus), persimmons and ebonies (Diospyros), gum trees ( Eucalyptus ), fuchsias (Fuchsia) and grapevines (Vitis). They primarily feed on the leaves, but can also damage the husk and fruit body. ^[5]

Gallery

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  Female
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  Male
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  Pupa

Footnotes

1. Hoare, Robert J. B. (2014). A photographic guide to moths & butterflies of New Zealand. Olivier Ball. Auckland. p. 46. ISBN   978-1-86966-399-5. OCLC   891672034.
2. Baixeras et al. (2009)
3. Jiménez-Pérez & Wang (2003)
4. Andrew Crowe (2004). Life-Size Guide to New Zealand Native Ferns: Featuring the unique caterpillars which feed on them. p. 6. ISBN   0-14-301924-4. Wikidata   Q115211440.
5. Jiménez-Pérez et al. (2002)

References

• Baixeras, J.; Brown, J.W. & Gilligan, T.M. (2009): Online World Catalogue of the Tortricidae – "Cnephasia" jactatana. Version 1.3.1. Retrieved 2009-JAN-20.
• Jiménez-Pérez, A. & Wang, Q. (2003): Oviposition behaviour of "Cnephasia" jactatana Walker (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae) on kiwifruit. New Zealand Entomologist26(1): 109-111. PDF fulltext
• Jiménez-Pérez, A.; Wang, Q. & Markwick, N.P. (2002): Adult Activity Patterns of Cnephasia jactatana Walker (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae). New Zealand Plant Protection55: 374-379. PDF fulltext