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Epiphyas caryotis

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Epiphyas caryotis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Tortricidae
Genus: Epiphyas
Species:
E. caryotis
Binomial name
Epiphyas caryotis
(Meyrick, 1910)[1]
Synonyms
  • Tortrix caryotis Meyrick, 1910

Epiphyas caryotis is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found in Australia, where it has been recorded from Victoria, the Australian Capital Territory[2] and Tasmania. The habitat consists of montane rainforests and wet eucalypt forests.

The wingspan is about 21.5 mm.

The larvae are polyphagous and have been recorded feeding on Bossiaea, Cassinia, Daviesia, Tasmannia, Epacris, Oxylobium, Parahebe, Pimelea, Pinus and Polyscias species, as well as Nothofogus cunllinghamii and Eucalyptus regnans.[3]

References

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  1. ^ tortricidae.com
  2. ^ "CSIRO Ecosystem Sciences - Australian Moths Online". Archived from the original on 2014-07-15. Retrieved 2014-07-14.
  3. ^ A Checklist of the Tasmanian Tortricid moths (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae) and their Host-Plant relationships