(previously known as Tortrix signigerana) ARCHIPINI, TORTRICINAE, TORTRICIDAE, TORTRICOIDEA | (donherbisonevans@yahoo.com) and Stella Crossley |
(Photo: courtesy of
Jenny Holmes, Great Western, Victoria)
The Caterpillars of this species have been found feeding in the seedpods of :
The adult moth of has forewings that are grey-brown with a complex pattern. The hindwings are plain pale brown, shading darker towards the margins. The wingspan is about 3 cms.
The species has been found in :
Further reading
Francis Walker,
Tortricites & Tineites,
List of the Specimens of Lepidopterous Insects in the Collection of the British Museum,
Part 28 (1863), pp. 332-333, No. 59.
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(updated 13 March 2011, 17 September 2013, 9 July 2019, 27 September 2020, 18 January 2021)