Planotortrix notophaea

Planotortrix notophaea
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Tortricidae
Genus: Planotortrix
Species: P. notophaea
Binomial name
Planotortrix notophaea
(Turner, 1926)[1]
Synonyms
  • Tortrix notophaea Turner, 1926
  • Ctenopseutis distincta Salmon, 1948

Planotortrix puffini is a species of moth of the Tortricidae family. It is found in New Zealand. It was also present near Sydney in Australia, but this population is thought to be extinct.

The wingspan is 15–18 mm. There is a diamond-shaped patch in the discal cell of the forewings.

The larvae are polyphagous, but prefer small-leaved, hard-leaved gymnosperms and dicotyledonous angiosperms. They have a green body and a green head with narrow brown or blackish stripes.[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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