Heliocosma argyroleuca
2 A tortrix or leafroller moth at Hughes, ACT
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| Heliocosma argyroleuca | donhe | 30 Nov 2021 | |
| Heliocosma argyroleuca | ibaird | 29 Nov 2021 | |
| Psychidae (family) IMMATURE | MichaelMulvaney | 2 Nov 2021 | |
| Unverified | LisaH | 1 Nov 2021 |
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I really don't know what I'm posting here - but I was sure I saw it move, enough for me to stop and take a photo. I think I can see a head in the flower in pics 1 & 2 (while watching it I thought it saw tiny legs move at the flower end)
9 comments
2 Nov 2021
Lisa: please can you take it into protective custody, and rear it to an adult moth ?
2 Nov 2021
OK, Glenn, do you mean CNM Sighting No. 4253079? However, that looks somewhat different.
2 Nov 2021
That one definitely is Heliocosma, I'm being a bit speculative with this and another recent one.
29 Nov 2021
Great work LisaH! Nice to have Glenn Cocking's suggestion confirmed to the species level, see Sighting No. 4410510.
30 Nov 2021
The toothed flower petal ends are similar to Murnong (Yam Daisy), Microseris walteri.
30 Nov 2021
It's not possible to ID the flower from the photos, but given the location, I would suggest it is likely to be a catsear (Hypochaeris sp), dandelion (taraxacum sp.), or another weedy daisy.
Location information
- Coordinates 149.092558-35.327961
- Maps Hughes Grassy Woodland Red Hill to Yarralumla Creek
- Places Hughes, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 1 Nov 2021 03:04 PM Recorded on
- LisaH Recorded by
- 12mm to 25mm Animal size
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Species information
- Heliocosma argyroleuca Scientific name
- A tortrix or leafroller moth Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 845.11m Recorded at altitude
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