Acropolitis canana (Walker, 1863) (formerly known as Tortrix canana) ARCHIPINI,   TORTRICINAE,   TORTRICIDAE,   TORTRICOIDEA

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

(Photo: courtesy of Ian McMillan, Imbil, Queensland)

The adult moth of this species are pale brown, with a complex pattern including some sparse orange markings on each forewing. The hindwings are plain pale brown, darkening towards the margins. there are some long red scales behind the thorax. The wingspan is about 2 cms.

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

The species has been found in :

Victoria.

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Further reading :

Francis Walker,
Tortricites & Tineites,
List of the Specimens of Lepidopterous Insects in the Collection of the British Museum,
Part 28 (1863), p. 331, No. 55.

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(written 24 November 2014, updated 2 November 2020)