Ctenopseustis fraterna

Ctenopseustis fraterna
Holotype specimen
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Tortricidae
Genus: Ctenopseustis
Species: C. fraterna
Binomial name
Ctenopseustis fraterna

Ctenopseustis fraterna, the brownheaded leafroller, is a species of moth of the Tortricidae family. It is found in New Zealand, where it has been recorded from the North Island only. The common name is also used for the related species Ctenopseustis herana and Ctenopseustis obliquana.

Adults have a dark chocolate, purplish or chocolate/orange brown/ash colour pattern.

The larvae feed on Cyathea dealbata, Cyathea smithii, Dicksonia fibrosa, Dicksonia squarrosa and Sticherus cunninghamii.[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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