Leafroller caterpillar
- Pūtoi
- Order
- Lepidoptera
- Whānau
- Family
- Tortricidae
Te Rahi
- Caterpillar 10–18 mm
Size range
- Caterpillar 10–18 mm
Te Tītaringa
- NZ in cultivated lowland areas.– Self introduced from Australia
Distribution
- NZ in cultivated lowland areas.– Self introduced from Australia
Te Huringa Ora
- Green caterpillars roll and tie leaves with silk, causing damage to foliage and fruit
- Wide host range
- Pests of orchard trees and plantation forests
Life history
- Green caterpillars roll and tie leaves with silk, causing damage to foliage and fruit
- Wide host range
- Pests of orchard trees and plantation forests
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