Stictea ejectana, the guava bud moth, is a moth of the family Tortricidae. It was described by Francis Walker in 1863. It is found on Fiji, Samoa, the Marquesas Archipelago, Tahiti, Rapa Iti, the southern Mariana Islands, the Philippines and in New Caledonia,, 2013: Leaf-rollers from New Caledonia (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae). Shilap Revista de Lepidopterologia 41 (161): 69-93. Full article: . New Zealand and Australia (New South Wales, Tasmania and Western Australia).
The wingspan is about 20 mm. Adults are brown with a complex pattern on the forewings.
The larvae feed on Thryptomene calycina,Australian Insects Psidium guajava, Psidium littorale, Syzygium jambos, Eugenia uniflora, Calluna vulgaris, and Metrosideros collina.nature.berkeley.edu: Lepidoptera of French Polynesia
Adults are attracted to light and have been collected via a mercury vapour light trap.
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