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Epiphyas dotatana

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Species of moth

Epiphyas dotatana
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Tortricidae
Genus: Epiphyas
Species: E. dotatana
Binomial name
Epiphyas dotatana
(Walker, 1863)
Synonyms
  • Teras dotatana Walker, 1863
  • Tortrix tanyptera Meyrick, 1910

Epiphyas dotatana is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found in Australia, where it has been recorded from Victoria, the Australian Capital Territory and Tasmania. The habitat consists of montane forests and wet eucalypt forests.

The wingspan is about 26 mm.

The larvae have been recorded feeding on Daviesia species and possibly Acacia melanoxylon.

References

  1. tortricidae.com
  2. "CSIRO Ecosystem Sciences - Australian Moths Online". Archived from the original on 2014-07-15. Retrieved 2014-07-14.
  3. A Checklist of the Tasmanian Tortricid moths (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae) and their Host-Plant relationships
Taxon identifiers
Epiphyas dotatana


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