Lyre Moth

Cnephasia jactatana

TORTRICIDAE: Tortricinae 7

Cnephasia jactatana (Walker, 1863). Endemic. Widespread & Abundant.

Habitat, seasonality and behaviour 8

It is a moth of native forest which can be attracted to U.V. light in good numbers from November through to late summer.

Life history 8

Larvae feed on a very wide range of plants, both on living and dead material, feeding from a silken spinning. They have been found on kahikatea, dead Camellia flowers, seeds of Norfolk Island hibiscus, and flax, and frond of leather-leaf fern.

Sources and Credits

  1. (c) Jon Sullivan, some rights reserved (CC BY), https://www.flickr.com/photos/mollivan_jon/24554164371/
  2. (c) d_kluza, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND), uploaded by d_kluza
  3. (c) Tony Wills, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), uploaded by Tony Wills
  4. George Vernon Hudson , no known copyright restrictions (public domain), http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Fig_17_MA_I437624_TePapa_Plate-XXV-The-butterflies_full_(cropped).jpg
  5. George Vernon Hudson , no known copyright restrictions (public domain), http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Fig_18_MA_I437624_TePapa_Plate-XXV-The-butterflies_full_(cropped).jpg
  6. (c) Tony Steer, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), uploaded by Tony Steer
  7. Adapted by Tony Steer from a work by (c) Wikipedia, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cnephasia_jactatana
  8. (c) Tony Steer, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA)

More Info

iNaturalist NZ Map

Forewing 5-9 mm, overlapping
Labial palps pointing forwards
Resting posture held flat, horizontal