About Strepsicrates ejectana (Walker, 1863)
Strepsicrates ejectana (Walker, 1863), also known as Stictea ejectana and commonly called the guava bud moth, is a moth species belonging to the family Tortricidae. This species was first described by Francis Walker in 1863. Its recorded distribution includes Fiji, Samoa, the Marquesas Archipelago, Tahiti, Rapa Iti, the southern Mariana Islands, the Philippines, New Caledonia, New Zealand, and Australia, where it occurs in New South Wales, Tasmania, and Western Australia. The wingspan of adult guava bud moths reaches approximately 20 mm. Adult individuals are brown, with a complex pattern covering their forewings. The larvae of this species feed on the following plant species: Thryptomene calycina, Psidium guajava, Psidium littorale, Syzygium jambos, Eugenia uniflora, Calluna vulgaris, and Metrosideros collina.
