Lobesia peltophora (Meyrick, 1911)
(previously known as Steriphotis peltophora)
 OLETHREUTINAE ,   TORTRICIDAE

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

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

These caterpillars have been found feeding on the flowers of:

  • Punk Tree ( Melaleuca quinquenervia, MYRTACEAE ).

    The adult moth has forewings that are pale grey, with several irregular broken dark bands across 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. 111-120.

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    (updated 14 September 2009)