Eurythecta zelaea

Eurythecta zelaea
Illustration of male
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Tortricidae
Genus: Eurythecta
Species:
E. zelaea
Binomial name
Eurythecta zelaea

Eurythecta zelaea is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found in New Zealand. It is endemic to dry herbfields in Otago and Canterbury.

Adult females are brachypterous.[2]

The larvae feed on a wide range of plants, including Plantago lanceolata, Cirsium vulgare, Anagallis arvensis and Rumex acetosella. They roll the leaves of their host plants.[3]

References

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  1. ^ tortricidae.com
  2. ^ Crown Pastoral Land Tenure Review Archived February 18, 2013, at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ Ferguson, C. M.; Fraser, W. J., 1993: Eurythecta zelaea, an occasional dryland pasture pest. Proceedings of the Forty Sixth New Zealand Plant Protection Conference, Christchurch, New Zealand, 10-12 August 1993: 242-244


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