Strepsicrates semicanella

Strepsicrates semicanella is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae first described by Francis Walker in 1866. It is found in south-east Asia (including Seram Island) and in New Caledonia,[1] Australia (where it has been recorded from Queensland, Western Australia, the Northern Territory and New South Wales) and Japan. The habitat consists of alluvial forests.[2]

Strepsicrates semicanella
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Tortricidae
Genus:	Strepsicrates
Species:	S. semicanella
Binomial name
Strepsicrates semicanella (Walker, 1866)
Synonyms
Monilia semicanella Walker, 1866 Spilonota euploca Turner, 1946 Strepsiceros lasiophora Lower, 1908

The wingspan is about 20 mm. The forewings are speckled brown with a dark mark near the tornus. The hindwings are brown with dark veins.

The larvae feed on Eucalyptus and Psidium species.[3]

References

1. Razowski, J. (2013). "Leaf-rollers from New Caledonia (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae)". SHILAP Revista de Lepidopterología. 41 (161): 69-93.
2. Razowski, Józef (December 2013). "An assessment of the Tortricid (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae) fauna of Seram Island, Indonesia" (PDF). Acta Zoologica Cracoviensia. 56 (2): 29–89. doi:10.3409/azc.56_2.29. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-05-29 – via Internet Archive.
3. Herbison-Evans, Don & Crossley, Stella (2 July 2019). "Strepsicrates semicanella (Walker, 1866)". Australian Caterpillars and their Butterflies and Moths. Retrieved 23 April 2020.