Planotortrix octoides

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

Planotortrix octoides is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae. It is endemic to New Zealand, [2] where it has been recorded from the Chatham Islands only.

The wingspan is 18–26 mm.

The larvae are polyphagous. They have a pale grey-green body and a brown head. [3]

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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 18 January 2017.
  2. "Planotortrix octoides Dugdale, 1990". www.nzor.org.nz. Landcare Research New Zealand Ltd. Retrieved 2017-01-18.
  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.