Apoctena flavescens (Butler, 1877) is a animal in the Tortricidae family, order Lepidoptera, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

Photo of Apoctena flavescens (Butler, 1877) (Apoctena flavescens (Butler, 1877))
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Apoctena flavescens (Butler, 1877)

Apoctena flavescens (Butler, 1877)

Apoctena flavescens is a polyphagous Tortricidae moth species found on both New Zealand's North and South Islands.

Family
Genus
Apoctena
Order
Lepidoptera
Class
Insecta

About Apoctena flavescens (Butler, 1877)

Apoctena flavescens is a moth species that belongs to the Tortricidae family. This species is native to New Zealand, where it occurs on both the North Island and the South Island. The larvae of Apoctena flavescens are polyphagous, meaning they feed on a variety of different host plants.

Photo: (c) Tony Steer, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), uploaded by Tony Steer · cc-by-sa

Taxonomy

Animalia › Arthropoda › Insecta › Lepidoptera › Tortricidae › Apoctena

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Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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