TORTRICIDAE: Tortricinae ⁴

Apoctena flavescens (Butler, 1877). F.L. 8 mm. Endemic. Common.

Habitat, seasonality and behaviour ⁵

Adults are on the wing from August to January in native forest and scrublands. They fly at night and come to light.

Life history ⁵

This species is polyphagous, feeding on a wide range of plants. Larva web leaves together and feed on them.

Sources and Credits

1. (c) Possums' End, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Possums' End
2. George Vernon Hudson , no known copyright restrictions (public domain), http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Fig_28_MA_I437909_TePapa_Plate-XLVIII-The-butterflies_full_(cropped).jpg
3. George Vernon Hudson , no known copyright restrictions (public domain), http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Fig_2_MA_I437624_TePapa_Plate-XXV-The-butterflies_full_(cropped).jpg
4. Adapted by Tony Steer from a work by (c) Wikipedia, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apoctena_flavescens
5. (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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