(formerly known as Arotrophora neanthes neanthes) CNEPHASIINI, TORTRICINAE, TORTRICIDAE, TORTRICOIDEA | (donherbisonevans@yahoo.com) and Stella Crossley |
(Photo: courtesy of
Samantha Vassella,
Brisbane, Queensland)
The adult moths have brown forewings, each with various markings including a black line along the costa, and a rusty streak edged both sides with greenish-yellow along the middle of the wing, and a large sub-marginal yellowish patch. The forewing are speckled sparsely with white. The hindwings are off-white darkening toward the wingtips. The labial palps are pale brown and as long as the head which is also pale brown. The wingspan is about 2 cms.
In its resting posture, the costa of each forewing is rolled under
the rest of the forewing, giving the moth a narrow appearance.
The species has been found in:
Further reading :
A. Jefferis Turner,
New Australian Lepidoptera,
Transactions of the Royal Society of South Australia,
Volume 57 (1933), pp. 171-172.
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(written 27 June 2019, updated 10 May 2024)