Strepsicrates sideritis

Strepsicrates sideritis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Tortricidae
Genus: Strepsicrates
Species:
S. sideritis
Binomial name
Strepsicrates sideritis
(Meyrick, 1905)
Synonyms[1]
  • Noteraula sideritis Meyrick, 1905
  • Strepsicrates chaophila Meyrick, 1909

Strepsicrates sideritis is a species of moth in the family Tortricidae first described by Edward Meyrick in 1905.[2][1] This species is endemic to New Zealand.[3] The classification of this moth within the genus Strepsicrates is regarded as unsatisfactory and in need of revision.[3] As such this species is currently also known as Strepsicrates (s.l.) sideritis.[2]

Host species

The larval hosts of this species of moth is likely dry leaf litter.[4]

References

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  1. ^ a b Dugdale , J. S. (23 September 1988). "Lepidoptera - annotated catalogue, and keys to family-group taxa". Fauna of New Zealand. 14. Department of Scientific and Industrial Research: 117. doi:10.7931/J2/FNZ.14. ISSN 0111-5383. Wikidata Q45083134.
  2. ^ a b Gordon, Dennis P., ed. (2010). New Zealand inventory of biodiversity: Kingdom animalia: chaetognatha, ecdysozoa, ichnofossils. Vol. 2. p. 464. ISBN 978-1-877257-93-3. OCLC 973607714. OL 25288394M. Wikidata Q45922947.
  3. ^ a b "Strepsicrates sideritis (Meyrick, 1905)". www.nzor.org.nz. Retrieved 2022-05-05.
  4. ^ Charles, J. G.; Dugdale, J. S. (February 2011). "Non-target species selection for host-range testing of Mastrus ridens". New Zealand Entomologist. 34 (1): 45–51. doi:10.1080/00779962.2011.9722208. ISSN 0077-9962. Wikidata Q54666011.


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