Eurythecta zelaea

Eurythecta zelaea
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Tortricidae
Genus: Eurythecta
Species: E. zelaea
Binomial name
Eurythecta zelaea
Meyrick, 1905[1]

Eurythecta zelaea is a species of moth of the Tortricidae family. 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

  1. ↑ tortricidae.com
  2. ↑ Crown Pastoral Land Tenure Review
  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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