A tortrix moth at Hughes, ACT
Identification history
| Tortricinae (subfamily) | 7 Jun 2020 | ibaird | ||
| Tortricinae (subfamily) | 7 Jun 2020 | donhe | ||
| Unidentified | 6 Jun 2020 | ruthkerruish |
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2 comments
donhe
wrote:
6 Jun 2020
Very like a paler version of Donald Hobern's sighting of Acropolitis excelsa at http://lepidoptera.butterflyhouse.com.au/tort/excelsa.html
ibaird
wrote:
7 Jun 2020
Looking at Acropolitis genus on the the ALA, I agree this specimen does look similar. However given the variation apparent within and between species I'm not sure of the species.
Location information
- Coordinates 149.098817-35.338567
- Maps Hughes Garran Woodland Red Hill to Yarralumla Creek
- Places Hughes, ACT
Sighting information
- 2 Abundance
- 6 Jun 2020 10:54 AM Recorded on
- ruthkerruish Recorded by
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Insects Moths (Lepidoptera) Tortricid moths (Tortricidae) ruthkerruish Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr
Additional information
- Less than 5mm Animal size
- Unknown Gender
Species information
- Tortricinae (subfamily) Scientific name
- A tortrix moth Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 1160m Recorded at altitude
- Machine learning
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