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Te pūrēhua āporo parauri tea, te anuhe pōkai rau

Light Brown Apple Moth

Epiphyas postvittana Walker
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Light brown apple moth [Epiphyas postvittana]. Image: Grahame / CC-BY-NC-ND

Light brown apple moth Epiphyas postvittana. Image: Grahame / CC-BY-NC-ND

Pūtoi
Order
Lepidoptera
Whānau
Family
Tortricidae
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Te Rahi

  • He pūrēhua iti. E 6–10 mm te whānui mai i te pito o tētahi parirau ki tētahi i ngā toa, e 7–13 mm i ngā uwha. 10–18 mm te roa o te anuhe

Size range

  • Small moths. Wing length 6–10 mm, male, 7–13 mm female. Caterpillar 10–18 mm

Te Tītaringa

  • Kei ngā whenua mahi kai hakahaka o Aotearoa. Nāna tonu ia i kawe mai i Ahitereiria.

Distribution

  • NZ in cultivated lowland areas. Self introduced from Australia

Te Huringa Ora

  • Ko tā te anuhe kākāriki, he pōkai i ngā rau me te here ki tana miro, e kino ai ngā rau me ngā hua.
  • Noho tahi ai te pūrēhua ki ngā tipu maha.
  • He pepeke whakakino i ngā rākau o te māra huarākau me ngā ngahere ka āta whakatipuria e te tangata

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
Light brown apple moth [Epiphyas postvittana]. Image: Grahame / CC-BY-NC-ND Image
Light brown apple moth Epiphyas postvittana. Image: Grahame / CC-BY-NC-ND
Light brown apple moth [Epiphyas postvittana]. Image: Phil Bendle Collection, CitSciHub.nz Image
Light brown apple moth Epiphyas postvittana. Image: Phil Bendle Collection, CitSciHub.nz
Light Brown Apple Moth, leafroller caterpillar / Te pūrēhua āporo parauri tea, te anuhe pōkai rau Image
Light Brown Apple Moth, leafroller caterpillar / Te pūrēhua āporo parauri tea, te anuhe pōkai rau
Leafroller caterpillar Image
Leafroller caterpillar