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Ericodesma melanosperma

Synonyms: Tortrix melanosperma

Wikipedia Abstract

Ericodesma melanosperma is a species of moth of the Tortricidae family. It is found in New Zealand. The wingspan is about 21 mm. The forewings are pale grey, with scattered black scales. The costa is suffused with whitish. The hindwings are light grey. The larvae feed on Dracophyllum longifolium.
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Prey / Diet

Dracophyllum longifolium[1]

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1New Zealand Institute for Plant & Food Research Plant-SyNZ™ database
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Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0