Lobesia arescophanes (Turner, 1945)
(previously known as Cnephasia arescophanes and Bactra arescophanes)
 OLETHREUTINAE ,   TORTRICIDAE

Don Herbison-Evans ( donherbisonevans@yahoo.com )
&
Stella Crossley

Lobesia arescophanes
(Photo: courtesy of Graeme Cocks, Townsville)

The adult moth has forewings that are pale brown, with irregular dark bands near the base, mid-wing, and margin of each forewing. The hindwings are plain pale brown. The wingspan is about 1 cm.

The species occurs in

  • Queensland.

    Further reading:

    Marianne Horak and Furumi Komai
    Olethreutine Moths of Australia: (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae), Monographs on Australian Lepidoptera Series, Volume 10, CSIRO Publishing, 2006, pp. 118,120.

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    (updated 14 September 2009)