A checklist of the Tasmanian tortricid moths (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae) and their host-plant relationships

Abstract

An annotated checklist of 165 described species of Tasmanian Tortricidae is presented. There is a single endemic genus, the monobasic Symphygas, and the genera Coeloptera, Isotenes, Neohermenias and Tracholena are recorded for the first time. At least 60 species (i.e. about one-third of the fauna) are endemic to Tasmania. The majority of species belong to the rortricine tribes Archipini (66 species) and Epitymbiini (49 species) while only 26 native species of 0 lethreutinae are recorded. Two species are introduced from Europe. The plant families Asteraceae and Myrtaceae are pre-eminent as foodplants. New foodplants are recorded for a number of species and the degree of monophagy is shown to be high. Foodplants are now known for about one-third of the fauna.