A tortrix or leafroller moth at Bonython, ACT
Identification history
| Heliocosma (genus - immature) | 5 Nov 2025 | ibaird | ||
| Heliocosma (genus - immature) | 5 Nov 2025 | WendyEM | ||
| Unverified | 5 Nov 2025 | GG |
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User's notes
Case Moth? spotted crawling across open grassland.
Couldn't get a photo of the head emerging though.
4 comments
WendyEM
wrote:
5 Nov 2025
looks like it could be. It was in search of a new flower?or a place to pupate?
GG
wrote:
5 Nov 2025
It was in the middle of a sparse maintenance trail through the grassland. Seemingly little suitable habitat around, but it was certainly on a mission somewhere when first spotted.
Location information
- Coordinates 149.074081-35.439225
- Altitude 579.4m
- Maps Pine Island to Point Hut
- Places Bonython, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 2 Nov 2025 02:01 PM Recorded on
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GG NatureMapr Canberra & Southern Tablelands Latest Tortricid moths (Tortricidae) Moths (Lepidoptera) Insects Heliocosma (genus - immature)
Additional information
- 12mm to 25mm Animal size
Species information
- Heliocosma (genus - immature) Scientific name
- A tortrix or leafroller moth Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 1065.73m Recorded at altitude
- External link More information
Record quality
- Images or audio
- More than one media file
- Verified by an expert moderator
- Nearby sighting(s) of same species
- GPS evidence of location
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