Ctenopseustis filicis
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| Ctenopseustis filicis | |
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| Male holotype | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Tortricidae |
| Genus: | Ctenopseustis |
| Species: | C. filicis |
| Binomial name | |
| Ctenopseustis filicis Dugdale, 1990[1] | |
Ctenopseustis filicis, also known as ginger ponga leaf-tyer, is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae.[1] It is endemic to New Zealand and is found in the South and Stewart Islands.
This species was first described by John Stewart Dugdale in 1990. The male holotype specimen, collected on the Glory Track at Bluff Hill, is held in the New Zealand Arthropod Collection.[2]
Description
Distribution
This species is endemic to New Zealand and can be found on the South and Stewart Islands.[3]
Habitat and host species
The larvae feed on Dicksonia squarosa, Dicksonia fibrosa, Cyathea colensoi, Cyathea dealbata and Cyathea smithii.[2][4]
