Heliocosma argyroleuca
4 A tortrix or leafroller moth at Duffy, ACT
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| Heliocosma argyroleuca | GlennCocking | 14 Jan 2023 | |
| Heliocosma argyroleuca | donhe | 29 Dec 2022 | |
| Heliocosma (genus) | RobG1 | 29 Dec 2022 |
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I found this caterpillar on a yellow flower on the 9th Dec out in the bush. I bought it home and put the flower in a vase with some other flowers. After a couple of days I had lost track of where the cocoon was. I rediscovered it on the 25th December hanging from a thread on the side board that had the vase. When I came home last night (28th December), I noticed this moth sitting on the cocoon, that it had just emerged from.
3 comments
29 Dec 2022
Can you please add this photo to the sighting containing the photo of the caterpillar?
29 Dec 2022
Sorry, I didn't actually get a photo of it on the flower. It didn't really emerge enough out of its cocoon to get a decent shot.
29 Dec 2022
Photos of its case and cocoon would be useful. Photos of the larva of case moths require great patience and are not often obtained
Location information
- Places Duffy, ACT
Sighting information
- At least 1 Abundance
- RobG1 Recorded by
- 5mm to 12mm Animal size
- Male Gender
Collections
- RobG1 Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Heliocosma argyroleuca Tortricid moths (Tortricidae) Moths (Lepidoptera) Insects
Species information
- Heliocosma argyroleuca Scientific name
- A tortrix or leafroller moth Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 845.11m Recorded at altitude
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Record quality
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5 / 7
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