Heliocosma melanotypa
A tortrix or leafroller moth at Jerrabomberra, ACT
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| Heliocosma melanotypa | ibaird | 1 Dec 2022 | |
| Heliocosma melanotypa | donhe | 1 Dec 2022 | |
| Heliocosma (genus) | ibaird | 28 Oct 2022 | |
| Unverified | Mike | 28 Oct 2022 |
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Five on one Bulbine bulbosa.
5 comments
29 Oct 2022
I have these and some others that were feeding on Hypochaeris radicata. Do they pupate in the ground or leaf litter? How long is the pupal stage?
29 Oct 2022
Great questions. I don't think anyone has published the answers. My guess would be that they diapause across winter as pupae, and the adults would emerge next spring, but they may squeeze in two generations a year, and pupate soon, and the adults emerge in a few weeks time. It would be good if you could note such things with your beasties, and add your observations here together with photos of the resulting adult moths.
Location information
- Coordinates 149.130606-35.388267
- Altitude 700.0m
- Maps Isaacs Ridge Isaacs Ridge and Nearby
- Places Jerrabomberra, ACT
Sighting information
- 5 Abundance
- 29 Oct 2022 03:13 PM Recorded on
- Mike Recorded by
- Less than 5mm Animal size
- Alive / healthy Animal health
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- My flagged sightings Insects Moths (Lepidoptera) Tortricid moths (Tortricidae) Mike Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Heliocosma melanotypa
Species information
- Heliocosma melanotypa Scientific name
- A tortrix or leafroller moth Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 1244.65m Recorded at altitude
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