Epalxiphora axenana
| Epalxiphora axenana | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Tortricidae |
| Genus: | Epalxiphora |
| Species: | E. axenana |
| Binomial name | |
| Epalxiphora axenana Meyrick, 1881[1] | |
Epalxiphora axenana, the brindled bell moth, is a species of moth of the Tortricidae family. It is found in New Zealand, where it has been recorded from the North Island only.
The forewings are whitish-ochreous, mixed and clouded with brownish-ochreous. The extreme costal edge is white. The hindwings are whitish, faintly mottled with pale grey towards the hindmargin.[2] Adults have been recorded on wing from November to the beginning of January in one or more generations per year.
The larvae feed on Macropiper excelsum, Dysoxylum spectabile and Citrus species.[3]
References
- ↑ tortricidae.com
- ↑ Meyrick, E. 1881: Descriptions of Australian Micro-Lepidoptera. VI. Tortricina (continued). Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales, 6: 629-706. 647
- ↑ A laboratory rearing method for Epahiphora axenana on artificial diet and host plant
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