A Tortricid moth at Melba, ACT
Identification history
| Epiphyas caryotis | 19 May 2021 | donhe | ||
| Epiphyas caryotis | 18 May 2021 | ibaird | ||
| Unidentified | 18 May 2021 | Bron |
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4 comments
donhe
wrote:
18 May 2021
AFD and ALA have no Epitymbia caryotis. They do have an Epiphyas caryotis which can be plain fawn with a dark dot in the middle of the forewing.
ibaird
wrote:
18 May 2021
Of course you are correct, Don. I had been comparing them and ended up confusing the two when writing the scientific name. It seems to occur locally so is likely, but this is really somewhat of a tentative ID I think.
donhe
wrote:
19 May 2021
It looks good to me. It even has the dirty mark on the forewing hind margin by the tornus. If I understood Meyrick correctly, this is a female.
Meanwhile, Bron, I have embedded a copy of your photo in a webpage on this species at
http://lepidoptera.butterflyhouse.com.au/tort/caryotis.html
Let's hope we got the ID right this time.
Meanwhile, Bron, I have embedded a copy of your photo in a webpage on this species at
http://lepidoptera.butterflyhouse.com.au/tort/caryotis.html
Let's hope we got the ID right this time.
Location information
- Coordinates 149.052978-35.208827
- Altitude 594.8m
- Places Melba, ACT
Sighting information
- At least 1 Abundance
- 12 Dec 2020 09:54 PM Recorded on
- Bron Recorded by
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Collections
Insects Tortricid moths (Tortricidae) Moths (Lepidoptera) Bron Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr
Additional information
- 12mm to 25mm Animal size
Species information
- Epiphyas caryotis Scientific name
- A Tortricid moth Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 2572.9m Recorded at altitude
- Machine learning
- External link More information
Record quality
- Images or audio
- More than one media file
- Verified by an expert moderator
- Nearby sighting(s) of same species
- GPS evidence of location
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