3 A tortrix or leafroller moth at Namadgi National Park
Identification history
| Heliocosma (genus - immature) | 11 Mar 2024 | ibaird | ||
| Heliocosma (genus - immature) | 10 Mar 2024 | donhe | ||
| Heliocosma (genus) | 30 Nov 2022 | ibaird | ||
| Unidentified | 30 Nov 2022 | AJB |
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User's notes
I love case moths that decorate with petals! Not sure what the petals are from however.
4 comments
RogerF
wrote:
1 Dec 2022
The weird and wonderful. One possibility for the petals could be Indigofera. Just shows how far thay can drag their case around, down one plant and up the next.
AJB
wrote:
4 Dec 2022
Thanks again Roger - great suggestion and really has made me think a bit more about what I see. I have captured some of these case moths (obviously not ones on orchids!) to see what they do and what they turn into. From what I read only the males actually emerge as moths?
donhe
wrote:
4 Dec 2022
The caterpillars of species several moth families build portable shelters, including Adelidae, Psychidae, Oecophoridae and Tineidae, as well as the Helicosma Group. The female adults of many Psychidae species have no or reduced wings, whereas the males have well developed wings. Several Heliocosma species were described only from males. It remains to be seen whether the females are flightless.
Location information
- Maps Namadgi National Park
- Places Cotter River, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 25 Nov 2022 12:22 PM Recorded on
- AJB Recorded by
Additional information
- Thelymitra Associated plant
- 5mm to 12mm Animal size
- Alive / healthy Animal health
- Feeding Insect behaviour on flower
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
- Machine learning
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