Biology:Holocola emplasta

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Short description: Species of moth endemic to New Zealand

Holocola emplasta
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Illustration of male
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Tortricidae
Genus: Holocola
Species:
H. emplasta
Binomial name
Holocola emplasta
(Meyrick, 1901)[1]
Synonyms[2]
  • Strepsicrates emplasta Meyrick, 1901

Holocola emplasta is a species of moth in the family Tortricidae.[2] It is endemic to New Zealand.[1]

Taxonomy

This species was first described by Edward Meyrick in 1901 and named Strepsicrates emplasta.[3]

Host species

The larval hosts of this moth are species within the plant genus Coprosma.[4]

References

Wikidata ☰ Q13882752 entry