Stictea ejectana

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Guava bud moth
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Tortricidae
Genus: Stictea
Species:
S. ejectana
Binomial name
Stictea ejectana
Walker, 1863
Synonyms
  • Strepsicrates ejectana
  • Eucosma eumarodesMeyrick, 1924
  • Spilonota holotephrasMeyrick, 1924
  • Strepsicrates igniferanaMcQuillan, 1992
  • Sciaphila infimanaWalker, 1864
  • Conchylis ligniferanaWalker, 1863
  • Spilonota mesostichaTurner, 1946
  • Spilonota metabolaTurner, 1946
  • Sciaphila saxanaWalker, 1863
  • Sciaphila servilisanaWalker, 1863
  • Spilonota sphenophoraTurner, 1946
  • Spilonota subpallidaTurner, 1946
  • Spilonota zophotypaTurner, 1946

Stictea ejectana, the guava bud moth, is a moth of the family Tortricidae. It was described by Francis Walker in 1863. It is found on Fiji, Samoa, the Marquesas Archipelago, Tahiti, Rapa Iti, the southern Mariana Islands, the Philippines and in New Caledonia, [1] New Zealand and Australia (New South Wales, Tasmania and Western Australia).

The wingspan is about 20 mm. Adults are brown with a complex pattern on the forewings.

The larvae feed on Thryptomene calycina , [2] Psidium guajava , Psidium littorale , Syzygium jambos , Eugenia uniflora and Metrosideros collina . [3]

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<i>Sorolopha cyclotoma</i> Species of moth

Sorolopha cyclotoma is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found in New Caledonia, New Guinea and Australia. The habitat consists of rainforests.

Diakonoffiana tricolorana is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found in New Caledonia, New Guinea and Australia, where it has been recorded from New South Wales and Queensland.

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Thaumatotibia aclyta is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found in New Caledonia and Australia, where it has been recorded from Queensland.

Procoronis swinhoeiana is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae first described by Lord Walsingham in 1890. It is found on Seram and the Moluccas and in Myanmar and New Caledonia. The habitat consists of bamboo and secondary forests.

Strepsicrates semicanella is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae first described by Francis Walker in 1866. It is found in south-east Asia and in New Caledonia, Australia and Japan. The habitat consists of alluvial forests.

Cryptaspasma sordida is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found in New Caledonia and Australia, where it has been recorded from Queensland. The habitat consists of rainforests, as well as planted forests.

Atriscripta arithmetica is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found in New Caledonia and Australia, where it has been recorded from Queensland. The habitat consists of rainforests, as well as planted forests.

Bactra blepharopis is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found in New Caledonia and Australia, where it has been recorded from New South Wales and Queensland.

Rhopobota hortaria is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found in New Caledonia and Australia, where it has been recorded from Victoria, New South Wales and Queensland.

Icelita monela is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found on the Marshall Islands, the southern Mariana Islands, the eastern Caroline Islands and in New Caledonia and Australia, where it has been recorded from Queensland.

Homona trachyptera is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found in New Guinea, as well as Australia, where it has been recorded from Queensland.

Strepsicrates rhothia is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae first described by Edward Meyrick in 1910. It is found in Taiwan, Sri Lanka, India, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ghana, Madagascar, Mauritius and South Africa.

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References

  1. ↑ Razowski, J., 2013: Leaf-rollers from New Caledonia (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae). Shilap Revista de Lepidopterologia41 (161): 69-93. Full article: .
  2. ↑ Australian Insects
  3. ↑ nature.berkeley.edu: Lepidoptera of French Polynesia


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