Biology:Apoctena flavescens

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Short description: Species of moth

Apoctena flavescens
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Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Tortricidae
Genus: Apoctena
Species:
A. flavescens
Binomial name
Apoctena flavescens
(Butler, 1877)[1]
Synonyms
  • Teras flavescens Butler, 1877
  • Cacoecia acrocausta Meyrick, 1907
  • Tortrix inusitata Philpott, 1919

Apoctena flavescens is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found in New Zealand, where it is found on both the North and South islands.

The larvae are polyphagous.[2]

References

  1. tortricidae.com
  2. J.S. Dugdale 1990: Reassessment of Ctenopseustis Meyrick and Planotortrix with descriptions of two new genera (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae). New Zealand journal of zoology, 17(3): 437-465.

Wikidata ☰ Q13892876 entry