Merophyas therina (Meyrick, 1910)
 (previously known as Epichorista therina)
ARCHIPINI,   TORTRICINAE,   TORTRICIDAE,   TORTRICOIDEA
  
Don Herbison-Evans
(donherbisonevans@yahoo.com)
and
Stella Crossley

Merophyas therina
(Photo: courtesy of Ken Harris, Sale, Victoria)

The Caterpillars of this species have been found feeding on:

  • Sheep's burr ( Acaena anserinifolia, ROSACEAE ).

    Merophyas therina
    (Photo: courtesy of Donald Hobern, Aranda, Australian Capital Territory)

    The adult moths have variable off-white to brown forewings, with some very dark dots, and a yellow or brown markings including an irregularor dotted diagonal band across each wing. The hindwings are pale brown and have a recurved tip. The wingspan is about 1.5 cms.

    The species is found in

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

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

    Further reading :

    Edward Meyrick,
    Revision of Australian Tortricina,
    Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales,
    Volume 35, Part 2 (1910), pp. 259-260, No. 228.

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    (updated 5 June 2010, 21 June 2019, 27 September 2020, 15 March 2021)