(formerly known as Dipterina rupicolana) ARCHIPINI, TORTRICINAE, TORTRICIDAE, TORTRICOIDEA | (donherbisonevans@yahoo.com) and Stella Crossley |
(Photo: courtesy of
Larney Grenfell ,
Witta, Queensland)
The adult moth of this species has brown forewings, each with a faint reticulated pattern, and variable light and dark areas. The hindwings are off-white with a similar reticulated pattern, darkening at the wingtips. All four wings have slightly recurved margins. The wingspan is about 1.5 cms.
The species has been found in Australia in
This species is the nominal species in the Rupicolana Group,
elevated by some taxonomists to genus Rupicolana,
which includes the species formerly named
Further reading :
Edward Meyrick,
Descriptions of Australian Micro-lepidoptera. V. Tortricina,
Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales,
Series 1, Volume 6, Part 3 (1881), pp. 526-527, No. 4.
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(written 24 June 2019, updated 28 April 2024)