Lozotaenia capensana
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Tortricidae |
Genus: | Lozotaenia |
Species: | L. capensana
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Lozotaenia capensana, the Cape roller or apple leafroller, is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found in Gambia, Malawi, Mozambique, Zimbabwe,[2] South Africa (KwaZulu-Natal, the Western Cape and Gauteng) and on Saint Helena in the South Atlantic.
The larvae feed on Chrysanthemoides monilifera, Passiflora mollisima, Lycium ferocissimum, Pinus radiata, Pinus patula, Pericallis × hybrida, Calendula, Malus, Pyrus, Tacsonia, Fragaria and Citrus species.[3]
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- ^ tortricidae.com
- ^ African Moths
- ^ De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2018). "Carposina conobathra Meyrick, 1928". Afromoths. Retrieved July 7, 2018.