Isotenes miserana
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Tortricidae |
| Genus: | Isotenes |
| Species: | I. miserana |
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| Isotenes miserana (Walker, 1863) |
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The Orange Fruit Borer (Isotenes miserana) is a species of moth of the Tortricidae family. It is found in the Northern Territory, Queensland, New South Wales and Victoria.
The wingspan is about 20 mm.[1]
The larvae are considered a pest for flowers and fruit of a wide variety of agricultural plants and fruit trees, including Citrus sinensis, Persea americana, Macadamia integrifolia, Litchi chinensis, Vitis vinifera and Morus species.
[edit] References
- ^ Don Herbison-Evans & Stella Crossley (September 2, 2008). "Isotenes miserana". uts.edu.au. http://linus.socs.uts.edu.au/~don/larvae/tort/miserana.html. Retrieved 2009-02-10.[dead link]
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