Epiphyas ashworthana

Ashworth's Tortrix at Paddys River, ACT

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Identification history

Epiphyas ashworthana	18 Mar 2021	donhe
Epiphyas ashworthana	18 Mar 2021	GlennCocking
Unverified	18 Mar 2021	kasiaaus

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kasiaaus wrote:

18 Mar 2021

I'm very surprised at this ID. To me it seemed like a completely different moth but it could have been the way it was sitting in the tree. I normally see them on a flat surface.

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Location information

Coordinates 148.890342 -35.456528
Altitude 919.7m
Maps Tidbinbilla Nature Reserve
Places Paddys River, ACT

Sighting information

At least 1 Abundance
12 Mar 2021 11:46 PM Recorded on
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Insects Moths (Lepidoptera) Tortricid moths (Tortricidae) kasiaaus 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
Machine learning
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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