Heliocosma argyroleuca

A tortrix or leafroller moth at Higgins, ACT

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Identification history

Heliocosma argyroleuca	14 Apr 2018	GlennCocking
Heliocosma argyroleuca	28 Mar 2018	GlennCocking
Heliocosma exoeca	17 Mar 2018	donhe
Unverified	17 Mar 2018	AlisonMilton

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3 comments

GlennCocking wrote:

29 Mar 2018

H. incongruana is also possible. H. exoeca is a similar looking north Qld species.

donhe wrote:

30 Mar 2018

Yes, but the photos I have found on the web of both H. incongruana and H. argyroleuca have had more colour than that in Alison's photo. Are there specimens of these in ANIC as pale Alison's? It would be nice to have a key for distinguishing the Heliocosma species. I find them confusingly similar.

GlennCocking wrote:

30 Mar 2018

Yes, incongruana and H. argyroleuca are both variable and some are light. I haven't worked out any precise distinguishing features in the underlying patterns.

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Location information

Coordinates 149.029533 -35.238239
Places Higgins, ACT

Sighting information

1 Abundance
17 Mar 2018 01:02 PM Recorded on
AlisonMilton Recorded by
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Insects Moths (Lepidoptera) Tortricid moths (Tortricidae) AlisonMilton Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr

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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