Strepsicrates smithiana

Strepsicrates smithiana, the bayberry leaftier moth or Smith's strepsicrates moth, is a moth of the family Tortricidae. It was first described by Lord Walsingham in 1891. It is native to southern North America, south to South America, including Florida, Texas, Georgia, Dominican Republic, Puerto Rico, Cuba and the Galapagos Islands.[1][2] It was introduced to Oahu, Hawaii, in 1955 to aid in the control of Myrica faya.[3]

Smith's strepsicrates moth
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Tortricidae
Genus:
Strepsicrates
Species:
S. smithiana
Binomial name
Strepsicrates smithiana
Synonyms
  • Phthinolophus indentanus Dyar, 1903
  • Spilonota imminens Meyrick, 1917

The wingspan is 14–15 mm.

The larvae feed on Myrica cerifera, Myrica faya and Psidium guajava. They roll the leaves of their host plant.[3]

References
  1. "Moth Photographers Group – 620737.00 – 2907 – Strepsicrates smithiana – Bayberry Leaftier Moth – Walsingham, 1891". mothphotographersgroup.msstate.edu.
  2. "Species Strepsicrates smithiana - Bayberry Leaftier Moth - Hodges#2907 - BugGuide.Net". bugguide.net.
  3. Zimmerman, Elwood C. (21 March 2009). "Insects of Hawaii. Volume 9, Microlepidoptera". hdl:10125/7338. Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  • Oboyski, Peter T. "Strepsicrates smithiana Walsingham, 1892". Tortricidae (Lepidoptera) of Hawaii. Retrieved July 12, 2018. (Note 1892 on Berkeley website for Walsingham's Strepsicrates smithiana is probably a typo, as other citations say 1891 for same)


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