Cryptoptila (genus)

1 A Totricid moth (Tortricini) at Cook, ACT

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Identification history

Cryptoptila (genus)	4 Jul 2024	MichaelMulvaney
Cryptoptila (genus)	11 Oct 2023	donhe
Cryptoptila crypsilopha	11 Oct 2023	ibaird
Unverified	11 Oct 2023	CathB

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I'm pretty sure these are the same individual

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ibaird wrote:

11 Oct 2023

Excellent photos for ID.
A new species for CNM if confirmend, Known to occur in the ACT.
This is the male, Female is markedly different looking So its a sexulally dimorphic species.

donhe wrote:

11 Oct 2023

I think the males of the various Cryptoptila species are superficially indistinguishable.

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Location information

Places Cook, ACT

Sighting information

1 Abundance
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Featured Insects Tortricid moths (Tortricidae) Moths (Lepidoptera) CathB Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr

Additional information

12mm to 25mm Animal size

Species information

Cryptoptila (genus) Scientific name
A Totricid moth (Tortricini) Common name
Not Sensitive
Local native
Non-invasive or negligible
Up to 626.8m Recorded at altitude
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Australian Capital Territory

New South Wales

Queensland

Northern Territory

Western Australia

South Australia

Victoria

Tasmania