Rupicolana stereodes (Meyrick, 1910) (formerly known as Cnephasia stereodes) ARCHIPINI,   TORTRICINAE,   TORTRICIDAE,   TORTRICOIDEA

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

(Photo: courtesy of Michael Quinn, Glen Allen, New South Wales)

This adult moth has forewings that are dark brown or grey, with various markings including darker patches, darker wavy transverse lines, and a large pale patch near the middle of the hind margin. The hindwings are fawn, darkening toward the wingtips. 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 :

Tasmania.

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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. 246, No. 198.

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(written 15 October2024)