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Strepsicrates smithiana (Smith's Strepsicrates Moth)

Synonyms: Phthinolophus indentanus; Spilonota imminensis

Wikipedia Abstract

Strepsicrates smithiana, the Smith's strepsicrates moth, is a moth of the family Tortricidae. It is native to southern North America, south to South America, including Florida, Texas, Georgia and the Galapagos Islands. It was introduced to Oahu, Hawaii, in 1955 to aid in the control of Myrica faya. The wingspan is 14-15 mm. The larvae feed on Myrica cerifera, Myrica faya and Psidium guajava. They roll the leaves of their host plant.
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Prey / Diet

Comptonia peregrina (sweet fern)[1]
Morella cerifera (wax myrtle)[1]
Morella faya (firetree)[1]
Morella pensylvanica (northern bayberry)[1]

External References

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Citations

Attributes / relations provided by
1HOSTS - a Database of the World's Lepidopteran Hostplants Gaden S. Robinson, Phillip R. Ackery, Ian J. Kitching, George W. Beccaloni AND Luis M. Hernández
Abstract provided by DBpedia licensed under a Creative Commons License
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