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

Meritastis ursina
(Photo: courtesy of the Photography Group, Centre for Biodiversity Genomics, University of Guelph)

The adult male moth of this species has forewings that are brown, each with variable dark markings including a dark triangular mark along the costa. The hindwings are pale brown. The wingspan is about 2 cms.

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

The species has been found in

  • Queensland,
  • New South Wales, and
  • Victoria.

    Further reading :

    Edward Meyrick,
    Revision of Australian Tortricina,
    Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales,
    Volume 35 (1910), pp. 217-218, No. 148

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    (written 23 January 2021)