Ericodesma melanosperma

Ericodesma melanosperma
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Tortricidae
Genus: Ericodesma
Species: E. melanosperma
Binomial name
Ericodesma melanosperma
(Meyrick, 1916)[1]
Synonyms
  • Tortrix melanosperma Meyrick, 1916

Ericodesma melanosperma is a species of moth of the Tortricidae family. It is found in New Zealand.

The wingspan is about 21 mm. The forewings are pale grey, with scattered black scales. The costa is suffused with whitish. The hindwings are light grey.[2]

The larvae feed on Dracophyllum longifolium.[3]

References

  1. ↑ tortricidae.com
  2. ↑ Transactions and Proceedings of the Royal Society of New Zealand 1868-1961; Volume 48, 1915
  3. ↑ The New Zealand Entomologist, 1977, Vol. 6 No. 3
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