Standishana concolorana (Meyrick, 1881)
 (formerly known as Tortrix concolorana)
ARCHIPIINI,   TORTRICINAE,   TORTRICIDAE,   TORTRICOIDEA
  
Don Herbison-Evans
(donherbisonevans@yahoo.com)
and
Stella Crossley

Standishana concolorana
(Photo: courtesy of Jim Duggan, Calverts Lagoon, Tasmania)

The caterpillars of this species are thought to feed on

  • Rice Flowers (Pimelea species, THYMELAEACEAE)

    The adult moth has forewings that are plain golden brown. The hindwings are pale brown, shading darker toward the wingtips. The hindwings have sinuous margins. The thorax is golden, but the head is dark grey. The wingspan is about 1 cm.

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

    The species has been found in

  • New South Wales,
  • Victoria, and
  • Tasmania.

    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), p. 522, No. 15.

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    (written 5 March 2024)