2 A tortrix or leafroller moth at Hughes, ACT
Identification history
| Heliocosma argyroleuca | 30 Nov 2021 | donhe | ||
| Heliocosma argyroleuca | 29 Nov 2021 | ibaird | ||
| Psychidae (family) IMMATURE | 2 Nov 2021 | MichaelMulvaney | ||
| Unidentified | 1 Nov 2021 | LisaH |
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User's notes
I really don't know what I'm posting here - but I was sure I saw it move, enough for me to stop and take a photo. I think I can see a head in the flower in pics 1 & 2 (while watching it I thought it saw tiny legs move at the flower end)
9 comments
donhe
wrote:
2 Nov 2021
Lisa: please can you take it into protective custody, and rear it to an adult moth ?
ibaird
wrote:
2 Nov 2021
OK, Glenn, do you mean CNM Sighting No. 4253079? However, that looks somewhat different.
GlennCocking
wrote:
2 Nov 2021
That one definitely is Heliocosma, I'm being a bit speculative with this and another recent one.
ibaird
wrote:
29 Nov 2021
Great work LisaH! Nice to have Glenn Cocking's suggestion confirmed to the species level, see Sighting No. 4410510.
ibaird
wrote:
30 Nov 2021
The toothed flower petal ends are similar to Murnong (Yam Daisy), Microseris walteri.
Tapirlord
wrote:
30 Nov 2021
It's not possible to ID the flower from the photos, but given the location, I would suggest it is likely to be a catsear (Hypochaeris sp), dandelion (taraxacum sp.), or another weedy daisy.
Location information
- Coordinates 149.092558-35.327961
- Maps Hughes Grassy Woodland Red Hill to Yarralumla Creek
- Places Hughes, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 1 Nov 2021 03:04 PM Recorded on
- LisaH Recorded by
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My flagged sightings Insects Tortricid moths (Tortricidae) Moths (Lepidoptera)
Additional information
- 12mm to 25mm Animal size
Species information
- Heliocosma argyroleuca Scientific name
- A tortrix or leafroller moth Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 845.11m Recorded at altitude
- Machine learning
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- More than one media file
- Verified by an expert moderator
- Nearby sighting(s) of same species
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