Isochorista ranulana

A Tortricid moth at Melba, ACT

Isochorista ranulana at Melba, ACT - 7 Nov 2024 09:54 PM
Isochorista ranulana at Melba, ACT - 7 Nov 2024 09:54 PM
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Isochorista ranulana 16 Nov 2024 ibaird
Isochorista ranulana 12 Nov 2024 donhe
Isochorista chaodes 11 Nov 2024 kasiaaus

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About 5mm

3 comments

kasiaaus wrote:
   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.
ibaird wrote:
   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,
kasiaaus wrote:
   12 Nov 2024
Thanks Ian. I agree.

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