Stictea macropetana

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Stictea macropetana
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Tortricidae
Genus: Stictea
Species:
S. macropetana
Binomial name
Stictea macropetana
(Meyrick, 1881) [1]
Synonyms [2]
  • Strepsiceros macropetanaMeyrick, 1881
  • Strepsicrates macropetana(Meyrick, 1881)
  • Spilonota macropetana(Meyrick, 1881)

Stictea macropetana, the eucalyptus leafroller, is a moth of the family Tortricidae. It is native to Australia, but is an introduced species in New Zealand, where it was first recorded in 1921. It was first described by Edward Meyrick in 1881. [2]

The wingspan is 13–19 mm. [3]

The larvae feed on the leaves, buds and developing flowers of young eucalypts, including Eucalyptus microcorys , Eucalyptus nitens , Eucalyptus fastigata , Eucalyptus saligna , Eucalyptus cladocalyx , Eucalyptus baxteri , Eucalyptus muelleriana , Eucalyptus obliqua , Eucalyptus globoidea , and Eucalyptus regnans . [3]

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References

  1. tortricidae.com
  2. 1 2 John Stewart Dugdale (23 September 1988). "Lepidoptera - annotated catalogue, and keys to family-group taxa". Fauna of New Zealand. 14. Department of Scientific and Industrial Research: 1–264. doi:10.7931/J2/FNZ.14. ISSN   0111-5383. Wikidata   Q45083134.
  3. 1 2 "NZ Farm Forestry - Eucalyptus leafroller (Strepsicrates macropetana) in New Zealand". www.nzffa.org.nz. Farm Forestry New Zealand. Retrieved 15 January 2017.