Epiphyas ashworthana

Ashworth's Tortrix at O'Connor, ACT

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Identification history

	Epiphyas ashworthana	21 Oct 2020	donhe
	Epiphyas ashworthana	21 Oct 2020	ibaird

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Attracted to UV light at night (50w 'Gecko').

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ibaird wrote:

21 Oct 2020

This appears to be a very dark, plum-colouredlocal form of E, asworthana. The ALA shows similar, but lighter coloured specimens recorded at Aranda by D. Hobern. The white head is a good guide to the species. https://www.flickr.com/photos/dhobern/5131130706/ (Epiphyas ashworthana)

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Location information

Coordinates 149.113305 -35.259538
Altitude 549.9m
Places O'Connor, ACT

Sighting information

1 Abundance
20 Oct 2020 11:05 PM Recorded on
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Insects Moths (Lepidoptera) Tortricid moths (Tortricidae) ibaird Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr

Additional information

12mm to 25mm Animal size

Species information

Epiphyas ashworthana Scientific name
Ashworth's Tortrix Common name
Not Sensitive
Local native
Non-invasive or negligible
Up to 919.7m Recorded at altitude
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Synonyms
Teras responsana

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Australian Capital Territory

New South Wales

Queensland

Northern Territory

Western Australia

South Australia

Victoria

Tasmania