A tortrix moth at O'Connor, ACT
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
donhe
wrote:
20 Aug 2022
http://lepidoptera.butterflyhouse.com.au/helc/scierana.html
does not look much like this sighting.
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.
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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Location information
- Coordinates 149.108826-35.259817
- Maps Dryandra St Woodland
- Places O'Connor, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 24 Apr 2022 11:51 AM Recorded on
- ConBoekel Recorded by
Additional information
- 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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