![]() | (formerly known as Tortrix concolorana) ARCHIPIINI, TORTRICINAE, TORTRICIDAE, TORTRICOIDEA | (donherbisonevans@yahoo.com) and Stella Crossley |
(Photo: courtesy of
Jim Duggan,
Calverts Lagoon, Tasmania)
The caterpillars of this species are thought to feed on
The adult moth has forewings that are plain golden brown. The hindwings are pale brown, shading darker toward the wingtips. The hindwings have sinuous margins. The thorax is golden, but the head is dark grey. The wingspan is about 1 cm.
The species has been found in
Further reading :
Edward Meyrick,
Descriptions of Australian Micro-lepidoptera VI: Tortricina,
Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales,
Series 1, Volume 6, Part 3 (1881), p. 522, No. 15.
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(written 5 March 2024)