Apoctena pictoriana is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found in New Zealand, where it is found on both the North and South islands.
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Tortricidae |
| Genus: | Apoctena |
| Species: | A. pictoriana
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| Apoctena pictoriana (Felder & Rogenhofer, 1875)[1]
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The larvae feed on Nothofagus species.[2]
References edit
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Wikispecies has information related to Apoctena pictoriana.
- ^ tortricidae.com
- ^ J.S. 1990: Reassessment of Ctenopseustis Meyrick and Planotortrix Dugdale with descriptions of two new genera (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae). New Zealand journal of zoology, 17(3): 437-465.
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