2 Elderberry Leaf Roller Moth at Cotter River, ACT
Identification history
| Cryptoptila australana | 25 Mar 2022 | ibaird | ||
| Lepidoptera sp. unclassified IMMATURE moth | 24 Mar 2022 | ibaird | ||
| Cryptoptila australana | 23 Mar 2022 | Christine | ||
| Lepidoptera sp. unclassified IMMATURE moth | 7 Dec 2021 | donhe | ||
| Unidentified | 7 Dec 2021 | Christine |
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User's notes
Several nests of larvae in a few Elderberry Panax (see sighting 4410800), probably different instars. And no, we did not take any into protective custody. Found by @SuziBond
6 comments
ibaird
wrote:
23 Mar 2022
Although the photo of C. australana larvae on P, sambucifolius on page 120 of 'Moths in the ACT' is difficult to match to this photo, yes, I do think this photograph of a larva looks very similar to this record on the ALA of a larva of C. australana recorded on Elderberry Panax:
https://biocache.ala.org.au/occurrences/2a37fcb8-c3b7-4b81-ab75-549b7ca83568 .
https://biocache.ala.org.au/occurrences/2a37fcb8-c3b7-4b81-ab75-549b7ca83568 .
donhe
wrote:
24 Mar 2022
Yes but the larvae of how many other Tortricidae species also look like this?
ibaird
wrote:
24 Mar 2022
Christine, thank you for this suggestion,. You are likely to be correct that your photo is of C. australana, but I agree with donhe that we cannot be sure in this case. More information may be able to verify your suggestion in the future. I support any attempt to understand the ecology of these moth species because so little is known.
SuziBond
wrote:
25 Mar 2022
Hi Christine, Don, Ian - Ted Edwards has taken a look at these and has confirmed the identification as Cryptoptila australana larvae.
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Location information
- Coordinates 148.768851-35.472827
- Maps Namadgi National Park
- Places Cotter River, ACT
Sighting information
- 16 - 100 Abundance
- 29 Nov 2021 12:53 PM Recorded on
- Christine Recorded by
Additional information
- Elderberry Panax (Polyscias Sambucifolia) Associated plant
- 12mm to 25mm Animal size
- Larvae Breeding behaviour
Species information
- Cryptoptila australana Scientific name
- Elderberry Leaf Roller Moth Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-Invasive
- Up to 596.24m Recorded at altitude
- Machine learning
- External link More information
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Synonyms
Tortrix australana
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- More than one media file
- Confirmed by an expert moderator
- Nearby sighting(s) of same species
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