Lozotaenia capensana

Lozotaenia capensana, the Cape roller or apple leafroller, is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found in Gambia, Malawi, Mozambique, Zimbabwe,[2] South Africa (KwaZulu-Natal, the Western Cape and Gauteng) and on Saint Helena in the South Atlantic.

Lozotaenia capensana
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Tortricidae
Genus:
Lozotaenia
Species:
L. capensana
Binomial name
Lozotaenia capensana
(Walker, 1863)[1]
Synonyms
  • Teras capensana Walker, 1863
  • Teras meridionana Walker, 1863
  • Tortrix meridionara Pinhey, 1975
  • Teras reciprocana Walker, 1863

The larvae feed on Chrysanthemoides monilifera, Passiflora mollisima, Lycium ferocissimum, Pinus radiata, Pinus patula, Pericallis × hybrida, Calendula, Malus, Pyrus, Tacsonia, Fragaria and Citrus species.[3]

References
  1. tortricidae.com
  2. African Moths
  3. De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2018). "Carposina conobathra Meyrick, 1928". Afromoths. Retrieved July 7, 2018.


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