Strepsicrates smithiana

Strepsicrates smithiana
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Tortricidae
Genus: Strepsicrates
Species: S. smithiana
Binomial name
Strepsicrates smithiana
Walsingham, 1892
Synonyms
  • Phthinolophus indentanus Dyar, 1903
  • Spilonota imminens Meyrick, 1917

Smith's Strepsicrates Moth (Strepsicrates smithiana) is a moth of the Tortricidae family. It is native to southern North America, south to South America, including Florida, Texas, Georgia and the Galapagos Islands. It was introduced to Oahu in 1955 to aid in the control of Myrica faya.

The wingspan is 14-15 mm.

The larvae feed on Myrica cerifera, Myrica faya and Psidium guajava. They roll the leaves of their host plant.

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