(previously known as Tortrix laganodes) EPITYMBIINI, TORTRICINAE, TORTRICIDAE, TORTRICOIDEA | (donherbisonevans@yahoo.com) and Stella Crossley |
(Photo: courtesy of
Ken Harris, Yarra Ranges, Victoria)
The adult male moth of this species has forewings that are brown, each speckled with dark spots that group to form a vague dark transverse band, and a triangular mark on the costa. The hindwings are pale brown. The wingspan is about 2 cms.
The species has been found in
Further reading :
Edward Meyrick,
Revision of Australian Tortricina,
Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales,
Volume 35 (1910), pp. 238-239, No. 184.
caterpillar | butterflies | Lepidoptera | moths | caterpillar |
(written 26 January 2017, updated 9 July 2019, 23 January 2021)