Apoctena fastigata
| Apoctena fastigata | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Tortricidae |
| Genus: | Apoctena |
| Species: | A. fastigata |
| Binomial name | |
| Apoctena fastigata (Philpott, 1916)[1] | |
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Apoctena fastigata is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found in New Zealand, where it is only found on the South Island.[2]
The wingspan is 21–24 mm. The forewings are pale yellow, irrorated (speckled) with purplish-brown. The markings in the males very obscure. The hindwings are pale whitish yellow sprinkled with purplish-brown.[3]
References
- ↑ tortricidae.com
- ↑ J.S. 1990: Reassessment of Ctenopseustis Meyrick and Planotortrix Dugdale with descriptions of two new genera (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae). New Zealand journal of zoology, 17(3): 437-465.
- ↑ Transactions and Proceedings of the Royal Society of New Zealand 1868-1961; Volume 48, 1915
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