Strepsicrates ejectana (Walker, 1863)
Guava Bud Moth
 (possible synonym : Sciaphila ervilisana Walker, 1863)
EUCOSMINI,   OLETHREUTINAE,   TORTRICIDAE,   TORTRICOIDEA
  
Don Herbison-Evans
(donherbisonevans@yahoo.com)
and
Stella Crossley

Strepsicrates ejectana
(Photo: courtesy of Insectid, Porepunkah, Victoria)

The Caterpillar of this species is a pest, attacking:

  • Guava ( Psidium guajava, MYRTACEAE ), as well as
  • Victorian Laceflower ( Thryptomene calycina, MYRTACEAE ).

    Strepsicrates ejectana
    (Photo: courtesy of CSIRO/BIO Photography Group, Centre for Biodiversity Genomics, University of Guelph)

    The adult moth has a complex pattern on each forewing. The hindwings are plain pale fawn. The wingspan is about 2 cms.

    Control is being attempted using :

  • Phosphine,
  • Pyrethrum, and
  • Dichlorvos.

    The species occurs in:

  • Fiji, and
  • New Zealand,

    and in Australia in:

  • New South Wales,
  • Victoria,
  • Tasmania,
  • South Australia, and
  • Western Australia.

    Further reading

    Marianne Horak and Furumi Komai,
    Olethreutine Moths of Australia: (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae),
    Monographs on Australian Lepidoptera Series, Volume 10,
    CSIRO Publishing, 2006.

    Francis Walker,
    Tortricites & Tineites,
    List of the Specimens of Lepidopterous Insects in the Collection of the British Museum,
    Part 28 (1863), p. 350, No. 60.

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    (updated 2 September 2008, 12 April 2024)