Kingdom Animalia Family Tortricidae Genus Strepsicrates Order Butterflies and moths | Class Insecta Phylum Arthropoda Rank Species | |
Similar Strepsicrates, Butterflies and moths, Spilonota, Crocidosema, Olethreutinae | ||
Strepsicrates semicanella is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found in south-east Asia (including Seram) and in New Caledonia, Australia (where it has been recorded from Queensland, Western Australia, the Northern Territory and New South Wales) and Japan. The habitat consists of alluvial forests.
The wingspan is about 20 mm. The forewings are speckled brown with a dark mark near the tornus. The hindwings are brown with dark veins.
The larvae feed on Eucalyptus and Psidium species.
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