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Adoxophyes privatana
Minibeast photographs and field observations.
Species notes
About Adoxophyes privatana
Adoxophyes privatana (also recorded as Appleleaf-curling moth) is an accepted species in the family Tortricidae, within the order Lepidoptera. Checklist records aggregated by GBIF list it from Chagos, Hulule, and Minikoi. Butterflies and moths pass through egg, larval, pupal and adult stages, and adults are characterised by wings covered in microscopic scales.
- Common name
- Appleleaf-curling moth
- Family
- Tortricidae
- Order
- Lepidoptera
- Identification rank
- Species
- Recorded distribution
- Chagos, Hulule, Minikoi
Taxonomy source: GBIF Backbone Taxonomy