Apoctena pictoriana

Apoctena pictoriana
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Tortricidae
Genus: Apoctena
Species: A. pictoriana
Binomial name
Apoctena pictoriana
(Felder & Rogenhofer, 1875)[1]
Synonyms
  • Grapholitha pictoriana Felder & Rogenhofer, 1875

Apoctena pictoriana is a species of moth of the Tortricidae family. It is found in New Zealand, where it is found on both the North and South Islands.

The larvae feed on Nothofagus species.[2]

References

  1. tortricidae.com
  2. J.S. 1990: Reassessment of Ctenopseustis Meyrick and Planotortrix Dugdale with descriptions of two new genera (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae). New Zealand journal of zoology, 17(3): 437-465.
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