Neocalyptis molesta (Meyrick, 1910)
(formerly known as Tortrix molesta)
ARCHIPINI,   TORTRICINAE,   TORTRICIDAE,   TORTRICOIDEA
  
Don Herbison-Evans
(donherbisonevans@yahoo.com)
and
Stella Crossley

 Neocalyptis molesta
(Photo: courtesy of the Photography Group, Centre for Biodiversity Genomics, University of Guelph)

The adult female moth of this species has pale brown forewings, each with variable dark markings, sometimes including a dark dot near the middle, and a dark mark on the hind-margin near the tornus. The hindwings are plain pale brown. The wingspan is about 2.5 cms.

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

The forewings are pale brown, each with a dark diagonal medial band, and a dark triangle on the margin. The wingspan is about 2 cms.

The species has been found in :

  • Queensland.


    Further reading :

    Edward Meyrick,
    Revision of Australian Tortricina,
    Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales,
    Volume 35 (1910), pp. 222-223, No. 155.


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    (written 1 Februaary 2025)