TORTRICIDAE: Tortricinae ⁵

Ctenopseustis fraterna, (Philpott, 1930). Common.

Habitat, seasonality and behaviour ⁶

Native forest. Adults may be found all year but are less common in winter. They can be disturbed from tree ferns by day and come to light at night.

Life history ⁶

Larvae feed from a silk spinning mainly on the fronds of various tree ferns. Pupation is in a spinning.

Sources and Credits

1. (c) Uwe Schneehagen, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), uploaded by Uwe Schneehagen
2. (c) Grey Smith, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Grey Smith
3. (c) Tony Steer, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), uploaded by Tony Steer
4. (c) A. Philpott, some rights reserved (CC BY), http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Ctenopseustis_fraterna_Philpott,_1930_(AM_AMNZ21947-1).jpg
5. Adapted by Tony Steer from a work by (c) Wikipedia, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ctenopseustis_fraterna
6. (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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