Grapholita decolorana | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Tortricidae |
Genus: | Grapholita |
Species: | G. decolorana
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Binomial name | |
Grapholita decolorana Walker, 1863
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Grapholita decolorana is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found in Australia.
As caterpillars, they feed on dead eucalyptus leaves.
Mature G. decolorana are cream in color, with complex brown patterns on the forewings. They have a wingspan of approximately 1.5 centimetres (0.59 in).[1]
The species is known to excrete the semiochemical (Z)-5-tetradecenyl acetate.[2]
G. decolorana has been found in New South Wales and Victoria, as well as the Australian Capital Territory.[1]