Eurythecta leucothrinca

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Eurythecta leucothrinca
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Tortricidae
Genus: Eurythecta
Species:
E. leucothrinca
Binomial name
Eurythecta leucothrinca
Meyrick, 1931 [1]

Eurythecta leucothrinca is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found in New Zealand. The habitat consists of montane to sub-alpine grasslands and coastal salt marshes.

Adult females are brachypterous. Adults have been recorded on wing from April to late June.

The larvae probably feed on leaf-litter. [2]

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