TORTRICIDAE: Tortricinae ⁵

Apoctena tigris (Philpott, 1914). F.L. 9 mm. Endemic. Local.

Distinctive 'Tiger' stripes on forewings

Habitat, seasonality and behaviour ⁶

Adults can be found from November through to February in native forest. They fly at night and occasionally come to light in small numbers.

Life history ⁶

Larvae feed on fronds of Dicksonia fibrosa, and may live on other ferns.

Sources and Credits

1. (c) Mike Dickison, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Mike Dickison
2. no rights reserved, uploaded by Dave Boyle
3. George Vernon Hudson , no known copyright restrictions (public domain), http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Fig_19_MA_I437906_TePapa_Plate-XLV-The-butterflies_full_(cropped).jpg
4. (c) Tony Steer, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), uploaded by Tony Steer
5. Adapted by Tony Steer from a work by (c) Wikipedia, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apoctena_tigris
6. (c) Tony Steer, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA)

More Info

• iNaturalist NZ taxon page
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• HOSTS - a Database of the World's Lepidopteran Hostplants
• Tortricid.net

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