Strepsicrates semicanella
| Strepsicrates semicanella | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Tortricidae |
| Genus: | Strepsicrates |
| Species: | S. semicanella |
| Binomial name | |
| Strepsicrates semicanella (Walker, 1866) | |
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Strepsicrates semicanella is a species of moth of the Tortricidae family. It is found in south-east Asia (including Seram) and in New Caledonia,[1] Australia (where it has been recorded from Queensland, Western Australia, the Northern Territory and New South Wales) and Japan. The habitat consists of alluvial forests.[2]
The wingspan is about 20 mm. The forewings are speckled brown with a dark mark near the tornus. The hindwings are brown with dark veins.
The larvae feed on Eucalyptus and Psidium species.[3]
References
- ↑ Razowski, J., 2013: Leaf-rollers from New Caledonia (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae). Shilap Revista de Lepidopterologia 41 (161): 69-93. Full article: .
- ↑ An assessment of the Tortricid (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae) fauna of Seram Island, Indonesia
- ↑ Lepidoptera Larvae of Australia
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