Anisogona thysanoma (Meyrick, 1910)
 (formerly known as Cacoecia thysanoma)
EPITYMBIINI,   TORTRICINAE,   TORTRICIDAE,   TORTRICOIDEA
  
Don Herbison-Evans
(donherbisonevans@yahoo.com)
and
Stella Crossley

Anisogona thysanoma
(Photo: courtesy of Michael Quinn, Tidbinbilla Nature Reserve, Australian Capital Territory)

The adult moth of this species has brown forewings, each with variable dark markings, sometimes including a dark spot near the base, a dark dog-leg band across the middle, and a dark mark along the hind-margin. The hindwings are plain pale brown. The wingspan is about 2 cms.

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

The species has been found in :

  • Queensland,
  • New South Wales,
  • Australian Capital Territory,
  • Victoria.

    Further reading :

    Edward Meyrick,
    Revision of Australian Tortricina,
    Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales,
    Volume 35 (1910), p. 217, No. 147.

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    (written 17 February 2024)