Apoctena taipana

Apoctena taipana
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Tortricidae
Genus: Apoctena
Species: A. taipana
Binomial name
Apoctena taipana
(Felder & Rogenhofer, 1875)[1]
Synonyms
  • Tortrix taipana Felder & Rogenhofer, 1875

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