Heliocosma melanotypa

A tortrix or leafroller moth at Isaacs, ACT

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Heliocosma melanotypa 5 Mar 2023 ibaird
Heliocosma melanotypa 5 Mar 2023 donhe
Heliocosma (genus) 5 Mar 2023 Mike
Unverified 5 Mar 2023 Mike

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Mike wrote:
   5 Mar 2023
Feeding on Calotis lappulacea.
donhe wrote:
   5 Mar 2023
H. melanotypa seems to have more untidy cases than H. argyroleuca. It would be good if you could rear this to an adult in captivity to see if this is true.

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