Tortricopsis pyroptis
A Concealer moth (Wingia Group) at Acton, ACT
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| Tortricopsis pyroptis | donhe | 7 Dec 2019 | |
| Tortricopsis pyroptis | ibaird | 7 Dec 2019 | |
| Unverified | HarveyPerkins | 7 Dec 2019 |
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User's notes
Took a while to convince myself this was a moth rather than just a bit of dried leaf until I flushed it out from the shadows and onto a sunlit leaf for its photo!
2 comments
8 Dec 2019
Thanks guys. Ian, Despite its appearance (and hence name), this appears to be an Oecophorine moth (ref ALA, Bowerbird, Butterfly House etc) rather than "a Tortricid moth" indicated by the common name provided in CBN.
Location information
- Coordinates 149.110254-35.278818
- Maps ANBG
- Places Acton, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 1 Dec 2019 11:01 AM Recorded on
- HarveyPerkins Recorded by
- 5mm to 12mm Animal size
Collections
- HarveyPerkins Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Tortricopsis pyroptis Concealer moths (Oecophoridae) Moths (Lepidoptera) Insects
Species information
- Tortricopsis pyroptis Scientific name
- A Concealer moth (Wingia Group) Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 782m Recorded at altitude
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Synonyms
Tortricopsis erythrura
Record quality
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