Ascerodes prochlora

Ascerodes prochlora is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found in New Zealand.

Ascerodes prochlora
Female
Male
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Tortricidae
Genus:
Ascerodes
Species:
A. prochlora
Binomial name
Ascerodes prochlora
Synonyms
  • Harmologa tritochlora Meyrick, 1912

The larvae feed on Aciphylla species and Senecio lyalli. They bore into the rootstock of their host plant.[2]

References
  1. tortricidae.com
  2. Entomology of the Aucklands and of the other islands south of New Zealand: Lepidoptera, excluding non-Crambine Pyralidae


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