Tortricinae (subfamily)
A tortrix moth at Ainslie, ACT
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| Tortricinae (subfamily) | ibaird | 23 Aug 2020 | |
| Tortricinae (subfamily) | GlennCocking | 23 Aug 2020 | |
| Unverified | jb2602 | 27 Jul 2020 |
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2 comments
23 Aug 2020
It's the right shape for A. sphaltica, but so are many other Tortricinae. Set specimens of A. sphalitica are much darker, but a flash photo of a live specimen might pick up a lot more colour.
Location information
- Coordinates 149.152048-35.259179
- Places Ainslie, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 26 Jul 2020 10:00 PM Recorded on
- jb2602 Recorded by
- 5mm to 12mm Animal size
Collections
- jb2602 Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Tortricinae (subfamily) Tortricid moths (Tortricidae) Moths (Lepidoptera) Insects
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
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Record quality
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