Rupicolana orthias Meyrick, 1910
 (formerly known as Cnephasia orthias)
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Don Herbison-Evans
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and
Stella Crossley

Rupicolana orthias
(Photo: courtesy of Donald Hobern, Aranda, Australian Capital Territory)

The adult moth of this species has speckled fawn forewings, each with varible dark brown marks particularly at the base, across the middle, and around the margin. The hindwings are pale grey with faint ripple marks. The wingspan is about 2 cms.

Rupicolana orthias
(Photo: courtesy of CSIRO/BIO Photography Group, Centre for Biodiversity Genomics, University of Guelph)

The species has been found in :

  • New South Wales,
  • Australian Capital Territory,
  • Victoria, and
  • South Australia.

    Further reading :

    Edward Meyrick,
    Revision of Australian Tortricina,
    Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales,
    Volume 35, Part 2 (1910), p. 273, No. 254.

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    (updated 2 June 2011, 7 July 2019, 20 December 2020)