TORTRICIDAE: Tortricinae ⁸

Apoctena conditana (Walker, 1863). Endemic. Common.

Habitat, seasonality and behaviour ⁹

Adults are on the wing from September to March in native forest. They fly at night and come to light.

Life history ⁹

Larvae web leaves together; feed on leaves of herbs, shrubs and trees. Foodplant families include: Daisy; Tawa; Griselinia; Clubmoss; Pine; Polypodium and Supple jack.

Sources and Credits

1. (c) Simon Nicholas, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Simon Nicholas
2. (c) Otto Hyink, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Otto Hyink
3. (c) wild_wind, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by wild_wind
4. (c) Tony Steer, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), uploaded by Tony Steer
5. George Vernon Hudson , no known copyright restrictions (public domain), http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Fig_42_MA_I437623_TePapa_Plate-XXIV-The-butterflies_full_(cropped).jpg
6. George Vernon Hudson , no known copyright restrictions (public domain), http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Fig_43_MA_I437623_TePapa_Plate-XXIV-The-butterflies_full_(cropped).jpg
7. George Vernon Hudson , no known copyright restrictions (public domain), http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Fig_44_MA_I437623_TePapa_Plate-XXIV-The-butterflies_full_(cropped).jpg
8. Adapted by Tony Steer from a work by (c) Wikipedia, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apoctena_conditana
9. (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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