Cryptoptila australana

2 Elderberry Leaf Roller Moth at Cotter River, ACT

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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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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

donhe wrote:

7 Dec 2021

If you don't rear them, we will never know.

Christine wrote:

23 Mar 2022

See page 120 in Moths in the A.C.T.

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 .

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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Sighting information

16 - 100 Abundance
29 Nov 2021 12:53 PM Recorded on
Christine Recorded by
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Insects Moths (Lepidoptera) Tortricid moths (Tortricidae) Christine Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr

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 or negligible
Up to 596.24m Recorded at altitude
Machine learning
External link More information
Synonyms
Tortrix australana

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