Thrincophora impletana (Walker, 1863) (one synonym : Tortrix dolosana Walker, 1863) ARCHIPINI,   TORTRICINAE,   TORTRICIDAE,   TORTRICOIDEA

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

(Photo: courtesy of Peter Marriott, Riddells Creek, Victoria)

The adult moth of this species has forewings that are speckled with shades of brown, sometimes forming two vague dark diagonal bands. The hindwings are a uniform pale brown. The wingspan is about 2.5 cms.

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

The species has been found in :

Tasmania.

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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. 56.

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(written 2 February 2017, updated 9 July 2019, 8 January 2021)