Apoctena orthocopa

Apoctena orthocopa
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Tortricidae
Genus: Apoctena
Species: A. orthocopa
Binomial name
Apoctena orthocopa
(Meyrick, 1924)[1]
Synonyms
  • Tortrix orthocopa Meyrick, 1924

Apoctena orthocopa is a species of moth of the Tortricidae family. It is found in New Zealand, where it is found only on the North Island.

The larvae feed on Cyathea species.[2]

References

  1. tortricidae.com
  2. 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.


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