Tortricopsis pyroptis

A Concealer moth (Wingia Group) at Acton, ACT

Tortricopsis pyroptis at Acton, ACT - 1 Dec 2019
Tortricopsis pyroptis at Acton, ACT - 1 Dec 2019
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Identification history

Tortricopsis pyroptis 7 Dec 2019 donhe
Tortricopsis pyroptis 7 Dec 2019 ibaird
Unidentified 7 Dec 2019 HarveyPerkins

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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

HarveyPerkins wrote:
   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.
GlennCocking wrote:
   8 Dec 2019
I've moved the species to its correct category, the Oecophoridae

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  • 1 Abundance
  • 1 Dec 2019 11:01 AM Recorded on
  • HarveyPerkins Recorded by

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  • 5mm to 12mm Animal size

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