Heliocosma (genus - immature)
A tortrix or leafroller moth at Isaacs Ridge and Nearby
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| Heliocosma (genus - immature) | ibaird | 11 Mar 2024 | |
| Heliocosma (genus - immature) | donhe | 10 Mar 2024 | |
| Heliocosma (genus) | ibaird | 5 Nov 2022 | |
| Unverified | Mike | 5 Nov 2022 |
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6 comments
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?
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
- 12mm to 25mm Animal size
Collections
- Mike Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Heliocosma (genus - immature) Tortricid moths (Tortricidae) Moths (Lepidoptera) Insects
Species information
- Heliocosma (genus - immature) Scientific name
- A tortrix or leafroller moth Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 1583.5m Recorded at altitude
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