Eurythecta leucothrinca

Eurythecta leucothrinca
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Tortricidae
Genus: Eurythecta
Species: E. leucothrinca
Binomial name
Eurythecta leucothrinca
Meyrick, 1931[1]

Eurythecta leucothrinca is a species of moth of the Tortricidae family. It is found in New Zealand. The habitat consists of montane to sub-alpine grasslands and coastal salt marshes.

Adult females are brachypterous. Adults have been recorded on wing from April to late June.

The larvae probably feed on leaf-litter.[2]

References

  1. ↑ tortricidae.com
  2. ↑ Record of an upland grassland moth in a coastal salt marsh in Otago, New Zealand
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