Ecclitica triorthota: taxon details and analytics
- Domain
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Arthropoda
- Class
- Insecta
- Order
- Lepidoptera
- Family
- Tortricidae
- Genus
- Ecclitica
- Species
- Ecclitica triorthota
- Scientific Name
- Ecclitica triorthota
Summary description from Wikipedia:
Ecclitica triorthota
Ecclitica triorthota, also known as the kātote ugly nestmaker, is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae. It was first described by Edward Meyrick and is endemic to New Zealand. This species has been observed in the North Island in the Wellington (including at Ōtari Wilton's Bush), Taranaki and Auckland regions. It inhabits native forest and the larval plant host is Cyathea smithii.
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