Carposina taractis Meyrick, 1910
 CARPOSINIDAE,   COPROMORPHOIDEA
 
Don Herbison-Evans
(donherbisonevans@yahoo.com)
and
Stella Crossley

Carposina taractis
(Photo: courtesy of Katarina Christenson, Melba, Australian Capital Territory)

The adult moth of this species has off-white forewings, each with various brown markings and black spots. The black spots have elevated scales. The hindwings are off-white with dark tips. The moth has a wingspan of about 2 cms.

Carposina taractis
(Photo: courtesy of Katarina Christenson, Melba, Australian Capital Territory)

The species has been found in

  • New South Wales,
  • Australian Capital Territory, and
  • Tasmania.

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

    Further reading :

    Edward Meyrick,
    Revision of Australian Tortricina,
    Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales,
    Volume 35 (1910), pp. 147-148, No. 9.

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    (written 2 June 2019, updated 31 July 2021, 30 January 2022)