Ericodesma indigestana

Ericodesma indigestana
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Tortricidae
Genus: Ericodesma
Species: E. indigestana
Binomial name
Ericodesma indigestana
(Meyrick, 1881)[1]
Synonyms
  • Tortrix indigestana Meyrick, 1881

Ericodesma indigestana is a species of moth of the Tortricidae family. It is found in Australia, where it has been recorded from New South Wales, Victoria and Tasmania. The habitat consists of heathland and open treeless areas.

The wingspan is about 16 mm.[2]

The larvae feed within spun shoots and leaves of Hibbertia species and rolled and webbed leaves of Arctotheca calendula.[3]

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