Eurythecta zelaea

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Eurythecta zelaea
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Tortricidae
Genus: Eurythecta
Species:
E. zelaea
Binomial name
Eurythecta zelaea
Meyrick, 1905 [1]

Eurythecta zelaea is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found in New Zealand. It is endemic to dry herbfields in Otago and Canterbury.

Adult females are brachypterous. [2]

The larvae feed on a wide range of plants, including Plantago lanceolata , Cirsium vulgare , Anagallis arvensis and Rumex acetosella . They roll the leaves of their host plants. [3]

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