(one synonym : Capua periopa Meyrick, 1910) EPITYMBIINI, TORTRICINAE, TORTRICIDAE, TORTRICOIDEA | (donherbisonevans@yahoo.com) and Stella Crossley |
(Photo: courtesy of
Donald Hobern, Aranda, Australian Capital Territory)
The adult moth of this species has forewings that are brown with some pale patches including at the wingtips. The hindwings are yellow, shading to brown at the margins and white at the costas. The wingspan is about 1.5 cms.
The pheromones of this species have been elucidated.
The species has been found in
Further reading :
Edward Meyrick,
Descriptions of Australian Micro-lepidoptera VI: Tortricina,
Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales,
Series 1, Volume 6, Part 3 (1881), pp. 658-659, No. 1.
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(updated 2 June 2011, 8 July 2019)