Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Tortricidae Rank Species | Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Genus Planotortrix | |
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Similar Planotortrix excessana, Ctenopseustis herana, Planotortrix octo, Ctenopseustis obliquana, Black‑lyre leafroller moth | ||
Planotortrix notophaea is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae. It is endemic to New Zealand. It was also present near Sydney in Australia, but this population is thought to be extinct. The holotype specimen of this moth was collected by E. G. Turbott on the 23 April 1946 at Great Island.
The wingspan is 15–18 mm. There is a diamond-shaped patch in the discal cell of the forewings.
The larvae are polyphagous, but prefer small-leaved, hard-leaved gymnosperms and dicotyledonous angiosperms. They have a green body and a green head with narrow brown or blackish stripes.
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