Whittenella peltosema (Lower, 1908)
(one synonym is : Acroclita confusa Turner, 1925)
 ENARMONIINI ,   OLETHREUTINAE ,   TORTRICIDAE

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

Whittenella peltosema
(Photo: courtesy of Graeme Cocks, Townsville)

The adult moth has pale grey forewings, each with an irregular dark brown area around the apex. The hindwings are pale brown with dark veins. Each hindwing has a cusp along the inner margin. The wingspan is about 1 cms.

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, p. 393.

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    (updated 19 September 2009)