Rhopobota hortaria
Rhopobota hortaria is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found in New Caledonia[1] and Australia, where it has been recorded from Victoria, New South Wales and Queensland.
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Tortricidae |
| Genus: | Rhopobota |
| Species: | R. hortaria |
| Binomial name | |
| Rhopobota hortaria (Meyrick, 1911) | |
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The forewings have a brown pattern, which includes a dark brown bar running from the apex to the middle of the inner margin. The hindwings are brown.
The larvae have been recorded feeding on Polyscias elegans. They live in a shelter made of a rolled leaf of the host plant. The larvae are yellow with a greenish tinge and a black head. Pupation takes place in the larval shelter.[2]
References
- Razowski, J., 2013: Leaf-rollers from New Caledonia (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae). Shilap Revista de Lepidopterologia 41 (161): 69-93. Full article: .
- Lepidoptera Larvae of Australia
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