Cryptaspasma sordida
1 A Tortricid moth (Olethreutinae) at Melba, ACT
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| Cryptaspasma sordida | donhe | 15 Jun 2021 | |
| Cryptaspasma sordida | ibaird | 14 Jun 2021 | |
| Unverified | Bron | 14 Jun 2021 |
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3 comments
14 Jun 2021
For another photo showing the 'çrest 'raised behind the head, see: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/56632563.
14 Jun 2021
The scale tuft isn't diagnostic. Many Tortricinae have it, eg Rupicolana orthias.
14 Jun 2021
I wasn't really claiming it was diagnostic. I noticed that few photos showed a raised crest, but found one photo identified as this species that was.
Location information
- Coordinates 149.052978-35.208827
- Places Melba, ACT
Sighting information
- At least 1 Abundance
- 5 Oct 2020 01:58 AM Recorded on
- Bron Recorded by
- 12mm to 25mm Animal size
Collections
- My flagged sightings Bron Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Cryptaspasma sordida Tortricid moths (Tortricidae) Moths (Lepidoptera) Insects
Species information
- Cryptaspasma sordida Scientific name
- A Tortricid moth (Olethreutinae) Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 646.3m Recorded at altitude
- External link More information
Record quality
Quality score
4 / 7
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- More than one media file
- Verified by an expert moderator
- Additional attributes
- Nearby sighting(s) of same species
- GPS evidence of location
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