Lozotaenia capensana

Lozotaenia capensana
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Tortricidae
Genus: Lozotaenia
Species: L. capensana
Binomial name
Lozotaenia capensana
(Walker, 1863)[1]
Synonyms
  • Teras capensana Walker, 1863
  • Teras meridionana Walker, 1863
  • Tortrix meridionara Pinhey, 1975
  • Teras reciprocana Walker, 1863

Lozotaenia capensana, the Cape roller or Apple leafroller, is a species of moth of the Tortricidae family. It is found in Gambia, Malawi, Mozambique, Zimbabwe,[2] South Africa (KwaZulu-Natal, the Western Cape and Gauteng) and on Saint Helena.

The larvae feed on Chrysanthemoides monilifera, Passiflora mollisima, Lycium ferocissimum, Pinus radiata, Pinus patula, Pericallis x hybrida, Calendula, Malus, Pyrus, Tacsonia, Fragaria and Citrus species.[3]

References

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