(one synonym : Acropolitis lichenica, Turner, 1925) ARCHIPINI, TORTRICINAE, TORTRICIDAE, TORTRICOIDEA | (donherbisonevans@yahoo.com) and Stella Crossley |
(Photo: courtesy of
Donald Hobern, Lamington National Park, Queensland)
The adult moth of this species has wings that are pale brown, with a complex pattern on each forewing, including a vague irregular broad greenish-brown band across the middle ending in an orangish patch on the hind-margin. The hindwings are pale grey, shading darker at the wingtips. The wingspan is about 2 cms.
The species has been found in :
Further reading :
A. Jefferis Turner,
New Australian Lepidoptera of the family Tortricidae,
Transactions of the Royal Society of South Australia,
Volume 40 (1916), p. 200.
caterpillar | butterflies | Lepidoptera | moths | caterpillar |
(written 22 April 2019)