Rupicolana orthias
A Tortricid moth (Archipini at Melba, ACT
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| Rupicolana orthias | ibaird | 19 Sep 2024 | |
| Rupicolana orthias | kasiaaus | 19 Sep 2024 | |
| Tortricinae (subfamily) | donhe | 19 Sep 2024 | |
| Tortricinae (subfamily) | ibaird | 19 Sep 2024 | |
| Tortricinae (subfamily) | kasiaaus | 19 Sep 2024 |
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7 comments
19 Sep 2024
I too have recorded a similar looking moth, see sighting No. 4352655, as have you also, see 4412765
19 Sep 2024
I saw those sightings yesterday Ian. This moth has such a distinctive pattern that I would have though we should be able to identify it to species but clearly not.
19 Sep 2024
Rupicolana orthias has a black 'shoulder' mark at the base of the forewing, this apparent moth species has an equivalent white mark.
19 Sep 2024
Perhaps we should classify it as a variant of R. orthias after all. See this sighting on the ALA by Matt Campbell:-
https://biocache.ala.org.au/occurrences/660643a7-6bb1-4c23-b6e9-1446bf2adba5
https://biocache.ala.org.au/occurrences/660643a7-6bb1-4c23-b6e9-1446bf2adba5
19 Sep 2024
Given that you found this very similar specimen in ALA I think we can go with Rupicolana orthias. Do you thing we should ask Glenn?
Location information
- Coordinates 149.050311-35.208528
- Altitude 891.0m
- Places Melba, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 18 Sep 2024 07:19 PM Recorded on
- kasiaaus Recorded by
- 5mm to 12mm Animal size
- Alive / healthy Animal health
Collections
- kasiaaus Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Rupicolana orthias Tortricid moths (Tortricidae) Moths (Lepidoptera) Insects
Species information
- Rupicolana orthias Scientific name
- A Tortricid moth (Archipini Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 2202.4m Recorded at altitude
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Synonyms
Cnephasia orthias
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