Ericodesma aerodana
| Ericodesma aerodana | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Tortricidae |
| Genus: | Ericodesma |
| Species: | E. aerodana |
| Binomial name | |
| Ericodesma aerodana (Meyrick, 1881)[1] | |
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Ericodesma aerodana is a species of moth of the Tortricidae family. It is found in New Zealand.
The wingspan is 10–11 mm for males and about 14 mm for females. The forewings are dark grey, irrorated with grey-whitish and with scattered blackish scales. The hindwings are dark grey in males. The hindwings of the females are whitish, but whitish-grey posteriorly.[2] Adults are on wing from October to January.
The larvae feed on Pimelea prostrata.[3]
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