Lozotaenia capensana

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Lozotaenia capensana
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Tortricidae
Genus: Lozotaenia
Species:
L. capensana
Binomial name
Lozotaenia capensana
(Walker, 1863) [1]
Synonyms
  • Teras capensanaWalker, 1863
  • Teras meridionanaWalker, 1863
  • Tortrix meridionaraPinhey, 1975
  • Teras reciprocanaWalker, 1863

Lozotaenia capensana, the Cape roller or apple leafroller, is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found in Gambia, Malawi, Mozambique, Zimbabwe, [2] South Africa (KwaZulu-Natal, the Western Cape and Gauteng) and on Saint Helena in the South Atlantic.

The larvae feed on Chrysanthemoides monilifera , Passiflora mollisima , Lycium ferocissimum , Pinus radiata , Pinus patula , Pericallis × hybrida , Calendula , Malus , Pyrus , Tacsonia , Fragaria and Citrus species. [3]

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References

  1. tortricidae.com
  2. African Moths
  3. De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2018). "Carposina conobathra Meyrick, 1928". Afromoths. Retrieved July 7, 2018.