A tortrix or leafroller moth at Melba, ACT
Identification history
| Rupicolana orthias | 19 Sep 2024 | ibaird | ||
| Rupicolana orthias | 19 Sep 2024 | kasiaaus | ||
| Tortricinae (subfamily) | 19 Sep 2024 | donhe | ||
| Tortricinae (subfamily) | 19 Sep 2024 | ibaird | ||
| Tortricinae (subfamily) | 19 Sep 2024 | kasiaaus |
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7 comments
ibaird
wrote:
19 Sep 2024
I too have recorded a similar looking moth, see sighting No. 4352655, as have you also, see 4412765
kasiaaus
wrote:
19 Sep 2024
I saw those sightings yesterday Ian. This moth has such a distinctive pattern that I would have though we should be able to identify it to species but clearly not.
ibaird
wrote:
19 Sep 2024
Rupicolana orthias has a black 'shoulder' mark at the base of the forewing, this apparent moth species has an equivalent white mark.
ibaird
wrote:
19 Sep 2024
Perhaps we should classify it as a variant of R. orthias after all. See this sighting on the ALA by Matt Campbell:-
https://biocache.ala.org.au/occurrences/660643a7-6bb1-4c23-b6e9-1446bf2adba5
https://biocache.ala.org.au/occurrences/660643a7-6bb1-4c23-b6e9-1446bf2adba5
kasiaaus
wrote:
19 Sep 2024
Given that you found this very similar specimen in ALA I think we can go with Rupicolana orthias. Do you thing we should ask Glenn?
Location information
- Coordinates 149.050311-35.208528
- Altitude 891.0m
- Places Melba, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 18 Sep 2024 07:19 PM Recorded on
- kasiaaus Recorded by
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Collections
Insects Tortricid moths (Tortricidae) Moths (Lepidoptera) kasiaaus Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr
Additional information
- 5mm to 12mm Animal size
- Alive / healthy Animal health
Species information
- Rupicolana orthias Scientific name
- A tortrix or leafroller moth Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 2202.4m Recorded at altitude
- Machine learning
- External link More information
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Synonyms
Cnephasia orthias
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