Ericodesma melanosperma

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Ericodesma melanosperma
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Tortricidae
Genus: Ericodesma
Species:
E. melanosperma
Binomial name
Ericodesma melanosperma
(Meyrick, 1916) [1]
Synonyms
  • Tortrix melanospermaMeyrick, 1916

Ericodesma melanosperma is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found in New Zealand.

The wingspan is about 21 mm. The forewings are pale grey, with scattered black scales. The costa is suffused with whitish. The hindwings are light grey. [2]

The larvae feed on Dracophyllum longifolium . [3]

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References

  1. tortricidae.com
  2. Transactions and Proceedings of the Royal Society of New Zealand 1868-1961; Volume 48, 1915 PD-icon.svg This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain .
  3. "The New Zealand Entomologist, 1977, Vol. 6 No. 3" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-01-21. Retrieved 2014-07-16.