Ascerodes prochlora

Ascerodes prochlora
Female
Male
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Tortricidae
Genus:	Ascerodes
Species:	A. prochlora
Binomial name
Ascerodes prochlora Meyrick, 1905[1]
Synonyms
Harmologa tritochlora Meyrick, 1912

Ascerodes prochlora is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found in New Zealand.

The larvae feed on Aciphylla species and Senecio lyalli. They bore into the rootstock of their host plant.[2]

References

1. tortricidae.com
2. Entomology of the Aucklands and of the other islands south of New Zealand: Lepidoptera, excluding non-Crambine Pyralidae