Apoctena spatiosa is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found in New Zealand, where it is located on both the North and South islands.

Apoctena spatiosa
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Tortricidae
Genus: Apoctena
Species:
A. spatiosa
Binomial name
Apoctena spatiosa
(Philpott, 1923)[1]
Synonyms
  • Tortrix spatiosa Philpott, 1923

The larvae feed on Griselinia species.[2]

References

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  1. ^ tortricidae.com
  2. ^ 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.