A tortrix or leafroller moth at Isaacs Ridge and Nearby
Identification history
| Heliocosma (genus - immature) | 11 Mar 2024 | ibaird | ||
| Heliocosma (genus - immature) | 10 Mar 2024 | donhe | ||
| Heliocosma (genus) | 5 Nov 2022 | ibaird | ||
| Unverified | 5 Nov 2022 | Mike |
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6 comments
donhe
wrote:
5 Nov 2022
Can you look at a strand under a microscope to see if it is recognisable? Maybe burn a strand and check if it smells artificial?
Mike
wrote:
5 Nov 2022
I have cropped and enlarged one photo. It doesn't look like artificial fibre.
donhe
wrote:
4 Dec 2022
I gather that the hairs are from the leaves of Great Mullein (Verbascum thapsus)
Mike
wrote:
4 Dec 2022
Hairs from Verbascum thapsus. See Heliocosma argyroleuca (A tortrix or leafroller moth) for example of larva using Verbascum and other plant material.
Location information
- Coordinates 149.123371-35.362663
- Altitude 740.3m
- Maps Isaacs Ridge and Nearby
- Places Isaacs, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 5 Nov 2022 03:55 PM Recorded on
- Mike Recorded by
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Mike Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Heliocosma (genus - immature) Tortricid moths (Tortricidae) Moths (Lepidoptera) Insects
Additional information
- 12mm to 25mm Animal size
Species information
- Heliocosma (genus - immature) Scientific name
- A tortrix or leafroller moth Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 1065.73m Recorded at altitude
- External link More information
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- More than one media file
- Verified by an expert moderator
- Nearby sighting(s) of same species
- GPS evidence of location
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