Avocado Leafroller
(previously known as : Ericiana spargotis)
ARCHIPINI , TORTRICINAE , TORTRICIDAE
Don Herbison-Evans (
donherbisonevans@yahoo.com )
&
Stella Crossley
(updated 2 September 2008)
(Picture: courtesy of
CSIRO Entomology)
Don Herbison-Evans (
donherbisonevans@yahoo.com )
&
Stella Crossley
(updated 2 September 2008)
(Picture: courtesy of
CSIRO Entomology)
This Caterpillar is a pest on a variety of tropical crops, including :
It lives in a shelter formed from a rolled leaf held with silk.
The adult moths of this species are a patchy brown. The males have a wingspan of about 2 cms. The females have a wingspan of about 3 cms.
The eggs are yellow and flattened. They are laid on the upper surface of a foodplant leaf in overlapping masses of several hundred.
The species is found in
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 butterflies |
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