Biology:Apoctena syntona

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Short description: Species of moth

Apoctena syntona
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Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Tortricidae
Genus: Apoctena
Species:
A. syntona
Binomial name
Apoctena syntona
(Meyrick, in Chilton, 1909)[1]
Synonyms
  • Cacoecia syntona Meyrick, in Chilton, 1909
  • Planotortrix syntona laquaeorum Dugdale, 1971
  • Planotortrix syntona laqueorum Dugdale, 1988

Apoctena syntona is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found in New Zealand.

The larvae are polyphagous.[2]

Subspecies

  • Apoctena syntona syntona (Auckland Island)
  • Apoctena syntona laqueorum (Dugdale, 1988) (the Snares)

References

  1. tortricidae.com
  2. J.S. 1990: Reassessment of Ctenopseustis Meyrick and Planotortrix Dugdale with descriptions of two new genera (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae). New Zealand journal of zoology, 17(3): 437-465.

Wikidata ☰ Q13892881 entry