Stictea ejectana

Stictea ejectana, the guava bud moth, is a moth of the family Tortricidae. It was described by Francis Walker in 1863. It is found on Fiji, Samoa, the Marquesas Archipelago, Tahiti, Rapa Iti, the southern Mariana Islands, the Philippines and in New Caledonia,[1] New Zealand and Australia (New South Wales, Tasmania and Western Australia).

Guava bud moth
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Tortricidae
Genus:	Stictea
Species:	S. ejectana
Binomial name
Stictea ejectana Walker, 1863
Synonyms
Strepsicrates ejectana Eucosma eumarodes Meyrick, 1924 Spilonota holotephras Meyrick, 1924 Strepsicrates igniferana McQuillan, 1992 Sciaphila infimana Walker, 1864 Conchylis ligniferana Walker, 1863 Spilonota mesosticha Turner, 1946 Spilonota metabola Turner, 1946 Sciaphila saxana Walker, 1863 Sciaphila servilisana Walker, 1863 Spilonota sphenophora Turner, 1946 Spilonota subpallida Turner, 1946 Spilonota zophotypa Turner, 1946

The wingspan is about 20 mm. Adults are brown with a complex pattern on the forewings.

The larvae feed on Thryptomene calycina,[2] Psidium guajava, Psidium littorale, Syzygium jambos, Eugenia uniflora and Metrosideros collina.[3]

References

1. Razowski, J., 2013: Leaf-rollers from New Caledonia (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae). Shilap Revista de Lepidopterologia 41 (161): 69-93. Full article: .
2. Australian Insects
3. nature.berkeley.edu: Lepidoptera of French Polynesia