Tortricinae (subfamily)

A tortrix moth at O'Connor, ACT

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Identification history

Tortricinae (subfamily)	26 May 2022	GlennCocking
Epiphyas postvittana	27 Apr 2022	donhe
Unidentified	26 Apr 2022	ConBoekel

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Much closer to 5mm than to 12 mm.

4 comments

GlennCocking wrote:

26 May 2022

I don't think the pattern matches E. postvittana

ibaird wrote:

19 Aug 2022

Perhaps Hyperxena (genus)?

donhe wrote:

20 Aug 2022

http://lepidoptera.butterflyhouse.com.au/helc/scierana.html
does not look much like this sighting.

ibaird wrote:

21 Aug 2022

OK, I agree, not similar to that set museum specimen. More similarities with these live specimens I think:
https://bie.ala.org.au/species/https://biodiversity.org.au/afd/taxa/d379b9a9-1daf-4ec2-a4b5-5d0434bf5c34#gallery
But also see this recent record from Donald Hobern on Black Mountain ACT?:
https://twitter.com/dhobern/status/1560272526516768768?s=20&t=aivjBtipbE7CNKdJH0yAQg and see in iNaturalist.
Not exactly the same, but similar. I'm just asking the question. Hyperxena (genus) seems to be very poorly known.

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1 Abundance
24 Apr 2022 11:51 AM Recorded on
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Insects Moths (Lepidoptera) Tortricid moths (Tortricidae) ConBoekel

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5mm to 12mm Animal size

Species information

Tortricinae (subfamily) Scientific name
A tortrix moth Common name
Not Sensitive
Local native
Non-invasive or negligible
Up to 1160m Recorded at altitude
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