(one synonym is : Temnolopa metallota Lower, 1901)
OLETHREUTINAE , TORTRICIDAE
Don Herbison-Evans (
donherbisonevans@yahoo.com )
&
Stella Crossley
(Photo: courtesy of
Graeme Cocks, Townsville)
Don Herbison-Evans (
donherbisonevans@yahoo.com )
&
Stella Crossley
(Photo: courtesy of
Graeme Cocks, Townsville)
This caterpillar is a translucent yellowish green. except for the first two pairs of legs which are black. It lives in a silk shelter in a curled leaf or flower of a foodplant. The caterpillar grows to a length of about 2 cms. It feeds on the flowers and leaves of a variety of agricultural crops and garden plants, including:
The brown pupa is formed in a cocoon in a curled leaf.
The adult moth has forewings that are pale brown with various dark markings. The hindwings are plain brown. The moth has a crest of dark scales on the thorax. The wingspan is about 1.5 cms.
The eggs are laid between veins on the undersides of leaves of a foodplant.
The species occurs in
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 butterflies |
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 moths |
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(updated 14 September 2009)