Phricanthes asperana

Phricanthes asperana is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found in Australia from northern Queensland to southern New South Wales. The habitat consists of the margins of rainforests and wet eucalypt forests.

Phricanthes asperana
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P. asperana
Binomial name
Phricanthes asperana
Synonyms
  • Polylopha elaphris Lower, 1908

The larvae feed on Hibbertia scandens. They fold the leaves of their host plant.[2]

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