Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Tortricidae Rank Species | Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Genus Ericodesma | |
Ericodesma aerodana is a species of moth of the Tortricidae family. It is found in New Zealand.
The wingspan is 10–11 mm for males and about 14 mm for females. The forewings are dark grey, irrorated (sprinkled) with grey-whitish and with scattered blackish scales. The hindwings are dark grey in males. The hindwings of the females are whitish, but whitish grey posteriorly. Adults are on wing from October to January.
The larvae feed on Pimelea prostrata.
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