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Purplestriped Shootworm

Zeiraphera unfortunana Powell, 1983

Status not recordedbutterflies and moths

The purplestriped shootworm (Zeiraphera unfortunana) is a species in the family Tortricidae, order Lepidoptera.

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Quick facts about the purplestriped shootworm

Weight
Not recorded
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the purplestriped shootworm live?

Not recorded

Is the purplestriped shootworm endangered?

No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.

How is the purplestriped shootworm classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumArthropoda
  3. classInsecta
  4. orderLepidoptera
  5. familyTortricidae
  6. genusZeiraphera
  7. SpeciesZeiraphera unfortunana Powell, 1983
Other names and names in other languages (1)
  • Purple-striped Shootworm mothEnglish

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the purplestriped shootworm

Other species in the same genus Zeiraphera.

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is the purplestriped shootworm?

The purplestriped shootworm (Zeiraphera unfortunana) belongs to the family Tortricidae in the order Lepidoptera.

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Data as of 2026-11-14. How this page is put together.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Purplestriped Shootworm (Zeiraphera unfortunana). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/purplestriped-shootworm

MLA

“Purplestriped Shootworm (Zeiraphera unfortunana).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/purplestriped-shootworm.

BibTeX
@misc{purplestriped_shootworm_2026,
  title = {Purplestriped Shootworm (Zeiraphera unfortunana)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/purplestriped-shootworm},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-14}
}