Isochorista ranulana
A Tortricid moth at Melba, ACT
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| Isochorista ranulana | ibaird | 16 Nov 2024 | |
| Isochorista ranulana | donhe | 12 Nov 2024 | |
| Isochorista chaodes | kasiaaus | 11 Nov 2024 |
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About 5mm
3 comments
11 Nov 2024
Having had a further look at Isochorista species photos on iNat and NatureMapr I am no longer sure I can tell the difference between Isochorista chaodes and Isochorista ranulana.
11 Nov 2024
Based on the second image I would suggest I. ranulana because i would say it looks more like the majority of those identified as I ranulana on iNaturalist, but I agree they are diffucult to distinguish. Looking at Donald Hobern's Bold website its difficult to see the difference between set specimenens of the two species,
Location information
- Coordinates 149.050294-35.208556
- Altitude 593.0m
- Places Melba, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 7 Nov 2024 09:54 PM Recorded on
- kasiaaus Recorded by
- Less than 5mm Animal size
- Alive / healthy Animal health
Collections
- kasiaaus Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Isochorista ranulana Tortricid moths (Tortricidae) Moths (Lepidoptera) Insects
Species information
- Isochorista ranulana Scientific name
- A Tortricid moth Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 756m Recorded at altitude
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