Stictea ejectana, the guava bud moth, is a moth of the family Tortricidae. It was described by Francis Walker in 1863. It is found on Fiji, Samoa, the Marquesas Archipelago, Tahiti, Rapa Iti, the southern Mariana Islands, the Philippines and in New Caledonia,[1] New Zealand and Australia (New South Wales, Tasmania and Western Australia).
| Guava bud moth | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Tortricidae |
| Genus: | Stictea |
| Species: | S. ejectana |
| Binomial name | |
| Stictea ejectana Walker, 1863 | |
| Synonyms | |
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The wingspan is about 20 mm. Adults are brown with a complex pattern on the forewings.
The larvae feed on Thryptomene calycina,[2] Psidium guajava, Psidium littorale, Syzygium jambos, Eugenia uniflora, Calluna vulgaris,[3] and Metrosideros collina.[4]
Adults are attracted to light and have been collected via a mercury vapour light trap.[5]
References
edit- ↑ Razowski, J., 2013: Leaf-rollers from New Caledonia (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae). Shilap Revista de Lepidopterologia 41 (161): 69-93. Full article: .
- ↑ Australian Insects
- ↑ Charles, J. G.; Dugdale, J. S. (February 2011). "Non-target species selection for host-range testing of Mastrus ridens". New Zealand Entomologist. 34 (1): 45–51. doi:10.1080/00779962.2011.9722208. ISSN 0077-9962. Wikidata Q54666011.
- ↑ nature.berkeley.edu: Lepidoptera of French Polynesia
- ↑ B. H. Patrick; R. D. Archibald (January 1988). "Lepidoptera light-trapped at Owaka, South Otago". New Zealand Entomologist. 11 (1): 70–72. doi:10.1080/00779962.1988.9722541. ISSN 0077-9962. Wikidata Q105740584.
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