Strepsicrates semicanella

Strepsicrates semicanella
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Tortricidae
Genus:	Strepsicrates
Species:	S. semicanella
Binomial name
	Strepsicrates semicanella; (Walker, 1866)
Synonyms
	Monilia semicanella Walker, 1866; Spilonota euploca Turner, 1946; Strepsiceros lasiophora Lower, 1908;

Strepsicrates semicanella is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae first described by Francis Walker in 1866. It is found in south-east Asia (including Seram Island) and in New Caledonia,^[1] 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.^[2]

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.^[3]

References[]

^ Razowski, J. (2013). "Leaf-rollers from New Caledonia (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae)". SHILAP Revista de Lepidopterología. 41 (161): 69-93.
^ Razowski, Józef (December 2013). "An assessment of the Tortricid (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae) fauna of Seram Island, Indonesia" (PDF). Acta Zoologica Cracoviensia. 56 (2): 29–89. doi:10.3409/azc.56_2.29. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-05-29 – via Internet Archive.
^ Herbison-Evans, Don & Crossley, Stella (2 July 2019). "Strepsicrates semicanella (Walker, 1866)". Australian Caterpillars and their Butterflies and Moths. Retrieved 23 April 2020.

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