Biology:Strepsicrates smithiana
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Short description: Species of insect
| Smith's strepsicrates moth | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Tortricidae |
| Genus: | Strepsicrates |
| Species: | S. smithiana
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| Binomial name | |
| Strepsicrates smithiana Walsingham, 1891
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Strepsicrates smithiana, the bayberry leaftier moth or Smith's strepsicrates moth, is a moth of the family Tortricidae. It was first described by Lord Walsingham in 1891. It is native to southern North America, south to South America, including Florida, Texas , Georgia, Dominican Republic, Puerto Rico, Cuba and the Galapagos Islands.[1][2] It was introduced to Oahu, Hawaii, in 1955 to aid in the control of Myrica faya.[3]
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.[3]
References
- ↑ "Moth Photographers Group – 620737.00 – 2907 – Strepsicrates smithiana – Bayberry Leaftier Moth – Walsingham, 1891". http://mothphotographersgroup.msstate.edu/large_map.php?hodges=2907.
- ↑ "Species Strepsicrates smithiana - Bayberry Leaftier Moth - Hodges#2907 - BugGuide.Net". https://bugguide.net/node/view/335143.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Zimmerman, Elwood C. (21 March 2009). Insects of Hawaii. Volume 9, Microlepidoptera.. University of Hawai'i Press. https://scholarspace.manoa.hawaii.edu/items/d865dd6c-9e33-455f-8f11-a059bfc19d94.
External links
- Oboyski, Peter T. "Strepsicrates smithiana Walsingham, 1892". Tortricidae (Lepidoptera) of Hawaii. Retrieved July 12, 2018. (Note 1892 on Berkeley website for Walsingham's Strepsicrates smithiana is probably a typo, as other citations say 1891 for same)
Wikidata ☰ Q7623290 entry
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