Carposina latebrosa Meyrick, 1910
 CARPOSINIDAE,   COPROMORPHOIDEA
 
Don Herbison-Evans
(donherbisonevans@yahoo.com)
and
Stella Crossley


(Photo: courtesy of thhe Photography Group, Centre for Biodiversity Genomics, University of Guelph)

The adult moth of this species has off-white forewings, each with a large brown-edged grey smudge in the middle, and some orange-edged black dots, including rows along the costa and the margin, which are tussocks of elevated scales. The hindwings are off-white. The head, thorax, and abdomen, are off-white.


(Photo: courtesy of Ken Harris, Mallacoota, Victoria)

The labial palps are off-white and relatively large and hairy, with dark tips, and are held straight out in front of the head. The moth has a wingspan of about 1.5 cms.


(Photo: courtesy of CSIRO/BIO Photography Group, Centre for Biodiversity Genomics, University of Guelph)

The species occurs in

  • New South Wales,
  • Australian Capital Territory,
  • Victoria, and
  • Tasmania.

    Further reading :

    Edward Meyrick,
    Revision of Australian Tortricina,
    Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales,
    Volume 35 (1910), p. 153, No. 18.

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    (written 2 June 2019, updated 25 January 2023)