Hypertropha tortriciformis

A Gelechioid moth at suppressed

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Identification history

Hypertropha tortriciformis	20 Nov 2024	donhe
Hypertropha tortriciformis	20 Nov 2024	ibaird
Peritropha oligodrachma	9 Nov 2024	clarehoneydove

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2 comments

donhe wrote:

10 Nov 2024

pale sinuous submarginal forewing band looks more like Choreutidae.

ibaird wrote:

20 Nov 2024

The wing pattern (see second image) I think better fits H. tortriciformis. The bright yellow colour comes from the hindwing trailing margin. See also sighting No. 4473238 .

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Sighting information

1 Abundance
9 Nov 2024 05:53 PM Recorded on
clarehoneydove Recorded by
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Insects Moths (Lepidoptera) Curved-horn moths (all Gelechioidea except Oecophoridae) clarehoneydove

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Eucalyptus Associated plant
12mm to 25mm Animal size
Alive / healthy Animal health

Species information

Hypertropha tortriciformis Scientific name
A Gelechioid moth Common name
Not Sensitive
Local native
Non-invasive or negligible
Up to 795m Recorded at altitude
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