Tarachota mersana (Walker, 1863)
 (formerly known as Teras mersana)
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Don Herbison-Evans
(donherbisonevans@yahoo.com)
and
Stella Crossley

Tarachota mersana
(Photo: courtesy of Nick Fisher, Tamborine Mountain, Queensland)

The adult moth of this species has grey or brown forewings, each with various markings including a partly broken dark transverse band, and a paler marginal half The hindwings are pale brown with a large dark area at the base. The wingspan is about 1.5 cms.

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

The species has been found in :

  • Queensland,
  • New South Wales,
  • Australian Capital Territory,
  • Victoria,
  • Tasmania, and
  • South Australia.

    Further reading

    Francis Walker,
    Tortricites & Tineites,
    List of the Specimens of Lepidopterous Insects in the Collection of the British Museum,
    Part 28 (1863), pp. 366-367, No. 123.

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    (written 15 October 2024, updated 30 May 2026)