Conchylis tasmaniana Walker, 1863
 ARCHIPINI,   TORTRICINAE,   TORTRICIDAE,   TORTRICOIDEA
  
Don Herbison-Evans
(donherbisonevans@yahoo.com)
and
Stella Crossley

Conchylis tasmaniana
(Photo: courtesy of Mark Heath, Boxwood Hill, Western Australia)

The adult moth of this species has black forewings that each with three partly joined yellow bands. The hindwings are yellow shading to grey at the margins. The head is yellow, and the thorax is black. The wingspan is about 1.5 cms.

Conchylis tasmaniana
(Photo: courtesy of Mark Heath, Boxwood Hill, Western Australia)

The species has been found in :

  • New South Wales,
  • Victoria,
  • Tasmania, and
  • Western Australia.

    Conchylis tasmaniana
    underside
    (Photo: courtesy of Mark Heath, Boxwood Hill, Western Australia)

    The genus of this moth is controversial.

    Further reading

    Francis Walker,
    Tortricites & Tineites,
    List of the Specimens of Lepidopterous Insects in the Collection of the British Museum,
    Part 28 (1863), p. 365, No. 119.

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    (written 7 May 2022)