Technitis oriarcha Meyrick, 1910 (formerly known as Tortrix oriarcha) ARCHIPINI,   TORTRICINAE,   TORTRICIDAE,   TORTRICOIDEA

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

(Photo: courtesy of Ken Harris, Mt. Buffalo National Park, Victoria)

This adult moth has wings that are off-white, with bold dark brown lines and triangles on each forewing. The hindwings are off-white, darkening toward the margins. The wingspan is about 2 cms.

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

The species has been found in :

Victoria.

The genus of this moth is under review.

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Further reading

Edward Meyrick,
Revision of Australian Tortricina.,
Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales,
Volume 35 (1910), p. 240, No. 189.

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(written 13 February 2018, updated 6 July 2019)