Technitis hydractis Meyrick, 1910
 (formerly known as Tortrix hydractis)
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Don Herbison-Evans
(donherbisonevans@yahoo.com)
and
Stella Crossley

Technitis hydractis
(Photo: courtesy of Elaine McDonald , Nicholls Rivulet, Tasmania)

The Caterpillars of this species have been reared on

  • Alpine Daisy Bush (Olearia algida, ASTERACEAE).

    This adult moth has off-white forewings, each with fragmented dark brown bands, or dark brown forewings, each with fragmented off-white bands. The hindwings are grey. The wingspan is about 2 cms.

    Technitis hydractis
    (Photo: courtesy of CSIRO/BIO Photography Group, Centre for Biodiversity Genomics, University of Guelph, listed as Tortrix hydractis)

    The species has been found in :

  • New South Wales, and
  • Tasmania.

    The genus of this moth is currently under review.

    Further reading

    Edward Meyrick,
    Revision of Australian Tortricina.,
    Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales,
    Volume 35 (1910), p. 246, No. 198.

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    (written 30 March 2021)