Planotortrix octo

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Planotortrix octo
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Male, dorsal view
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Male, ventral view
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Tortricidae
Genus: Planotortrix
Species:
P. octo
Binomial name
Planotortrix octo
Dugdale, 1990 [1]

Planotortrix octo is a moth of the family Tortricidae. It is endemic to New Zealand, [2] where it is found in both the North and South islands. [3]

The larvae feed on Ribes , Chaenomeles , Cotoneaster , Crataegus , Cydonia , Eriobotrya , Fragaria , Kerria , Malus , Photinia , Prunus , Pyracantha , Rosa , Rhaphiolepis , Rubus , Boronia , Choysia , Citrus and Phebalium species. [4] It is considered to be a pest species. [5]

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References

  1. ↑ Gilligan, T. M.; Baixeras, J.; Brown, J. W.; Tuck, K. R. "Planotortrix species". www.tortricidae.com. tortricid.net. Retrieved 19 January 2017.
  2. ↑ "Planotortrix octo Dugdale, 1990". www.nzor.org.nz. Landcare Research New Zealand Ltd. Retrieved 18 January 2017.
  3. ↑ Dugdale, J. S. (1990-07-01). "Reassessment of Ctenopseustis Meyrick and Planotortrix Dugdale with descriptions of two new genera (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae)". New Zealand Journal of Zoology. 17 (3): 437–465. doi:10.1080/03014223.1990.10422943. ISSN   0301-4223.
  4. ↑ "Planotortrix octo Dugdale, 1990 Invertebrate herbivore report". plant-synz.landcareresearch.co.nz. Manaaki Whenua Landcare Research. Retrieved 2019-05-03.
  5. ↑ Walker, K. "Greenheaded leafroller". www.padil.gov.au. Government of Australia. Retrieved 18 January 2017.


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