Epalxiphora axenana

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Epalxiphora axenana
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Tortricidae
Genus: Epalxiphora
Species:
E. axenana
Binomial name
Epalxiphora axenana
Meyrick, 1881 [1]

Epalxiphora axenana, the brindled bell moth, is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae. It is endemic to New Zealand, where it has been recorded from the North Island only. [2] Adults have been recorded on wing from November to the beginning of January in one or more generations per year.

The larvae feed on Macropiper excelsum , Dysoxylum spectabile and Citrus species. [3]

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References

  1. Gilligan, T. M.; Baixeras, J.; Brown, J. W.; Tuck, K. R. "Epalxiphora". www.tortricidae.com. Todd Gilligan. Retrieved 19 August 2017.
  2. Meyrick, E. 1881: Descriptions of Australian Micro-Lepidoptera. VI. Tortricina (continued). Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales, 6: 629-706. 647
  3. Clare, G.K.; Singh, P. (1988). "A laboratory rearing method for Epalxiphora axenana on artificial diet and host plant". New Zealand Entomologist. 11 (1): 42–46. doi:10.1080/00779962.1988.9722534.