TORTRICIDAE: Tortricinae ⁶

Catamacta gavisana (Walker, 1863). F.L. 7 mm. Endemic. Common.

Habitat, seasonality and behaviour ⁷

It is an extremely variable species which is on the wing in native forest from September to April. It can be attracted to artificial light at forest edges and glades.

Life history ⁷

Larvae feed on the leaves of a wide variety of foodplants including members of families: Daisy, Ivy, Violet, Mistletoe, Coffee, Tawa etc.

Sources and Credits

1. (c) bikingbirder, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2. (c) Stephen Thorpe, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Stephen Thorpe
3. George Vernon Hudson , no known copyright restrictions (public domain), http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Fig_15_MA_I437621_TePapa_Plate-XXII-The-butterflies_full_(cropped).jpg
4. George Vernon Hudson , no known copyright restrictions (public domain), http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Fig_18_MA_I437621_TePapa_Plate-XXII-The-butterflies_full_(cropped).jpg
5. (c) Tony Steer, all rights reserved, uploaded by Tony Steer
6. Adapted by Tony Steer from a work by (c) Wikipedia, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Catamacta_gavisana
7. (c) Tony Steer, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA)

More Info

• iNaturalist NZ taxon page
• Animal Diversity Web
• Biodiversity Heritage Library
• BOLD Systems BIN search
• CUIC Insect Images
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF)
• HOSTS - a Database of the World's Lepidopteran Hostplants
• Tortricid.net

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