Apoctena clarkei

Apoctena clarkei
Male holotype specimen
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Tortricidae
Genus: Apoctena
Species: A. clarkei
Binomial name
Apoctena clarkei
(Philpott, 1930)[1]
Synonyms
  • Tortrix clarkei Philpott, 1930

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

The larvae feed on Sticherus 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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