(formerly known as Tortrix oriarcha) ARCHIPINI, TORTRICINAE, TORTRICIDAE, TORTRICOIDEA | (donherbisonevans@yahoo.com) and Stella Crossley |
(Photo: courtesy of
Ken Harris, Mt. Buffalo National Park, Victoria)
This adult moth has wings that are off-white, with bold dark brown lines and triangles on each forewing. The hindwings are off-white, darkening toward the margins. The wingspan is about 2 cms.
The species has been found in :
The genus of this moth is under review.
Further reading
Edward Meyrick,
Revision of Australian Tortricina.,
Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales,
Volume 35 (1910), p. 240, No. 189.
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(written 13 February 2018, updated 6 July 2019)