Epichorista emphanes
Female holotype specimen
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Tortricidae
Genus:
Epichorista
Species:
E. emphanes
Binomial name
Epichorista emphanes
(Meyrick, 1902)[1]
Synonyms
  • Proselena emphanes Meyrick, 1902
  • Harmologa achrosta Meyrick, 1902
  • Epichorista candida Clarke, 1926
  • Harmologa epicura Meyrick, 1911
  • Epichorista theatralis Philpott, 1918

Epichorista emphanes, the beech leafroller, is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found in New Zealand.

The wingspan is about 14 mm.[2] Adult females are highly variable in appearance.[3]

The larvae have been recorded feeding on Nothofagus solandri.[4]

References

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