Ashworth's Tortrix at Melba, ACT
Identification history
| Epiphyas ashworthana | 10 Mar 2021 | donhe | ||
| Epiphyas ashworthana | 10 Mar 2021 | GlennCocking | ||
| Meritastis undescribed species | 9 Mar 2021 | donhe | ||
| Tortricidae (family) | 9 Mar 2021 | ibaird | ||
| Unidentified | 9 Mar 2021 | kasiaaus |
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6 comments
donhe
wrote:
10 Mar 2021
It does not look like the current other two at
https://canberra.naturemapr.org/species/31882
https://canberra.naturemapr.org/species/31882
GlennCocking
wrote:
10 Mar 2021
They are very variable. (Of course I could have chanced my arm too much.)
donhe
wrote:
10 Mar 2021
So how does one distinguish the species when its superficial patterns seem to be anything? Some notes would be good on
https://canberra.naturemapr.org/species/31882
https://canberra.naturemapr.org/species/31882
GlennCocking
wrote:
11 Mar 2021
Done. See also iNAT for male variability (no females there yet), and the first BOLD record for a female. But there is still room for doubt as there are other plainly colourfull Tortricinae.
Location information
- Coordinates 149.050227-35.208665
- Altitude 577.8m
- Places Melba, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 - 3 Abundance
- 4 Mar 2021 11:01 PM Recorded on
- kasiaaus Recorded by
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Collections
Insects Moths (Lepidoptera) Tortricid moths (Tortricidae)
Additional information
- 12mm to 25mm Animal size
Species information
- Epiphyas ashworthana Scientific name
- Ashworth's Tortrix Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 919.7m Recorded at altitude
- Machine learning
- External link More information
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Synonyms
Teras responsana
Record quality
- Images or audio
- More than one media file
- Verified by an expert moderator
- Nearby sighting(s) of same species
- GPS evidence of location
- Description
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