Epiphyas caryotis
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Tortricidae |
| Genus: | Epiphyas |
| Species: | E. caryotis
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Epiphyas caryotis is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found in Australia, where it has been recorded from Victoria, the Australian Capital Territory[2] and Tasmania. The habitat consists of montane rainforests and wet eucalypt forests.
The wingspan is about 21.5 mm.
The larvae are polyphagous and have been recorded feeding on Bossiaea, Cassinia, Daviesia, Tasmannia, Epacris, Oxylobium, Parahebe, Pimelea, Pinus and Polyscias species, as well as Nothofogus cunllinghamii and Eucalyptus regnans.[3]
References
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Wikispecies has information related to Epiphyas caryotis.
- ^ tortricidae.com
- ^ "CSIRO Ecosystem Sciences - Australian Moths Online". Archived from the original on 2014-07-15. Retrieved 2014-07-14.
- ^ A Checklist of the Tasmanian Tortricid moths (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae) and their Host-Plant relationships
