Syntozyga sedifera (Meyrick, 1911)
BACTRINI,   OLETHREUTINAE,   TORTRICIDAE,   TORTRICOIDEA
  
Don Herbison-Evans
(donherbisonevans@yahoo.com)
and
Stella Crossley

Syntozyga sedifera
(Photo: courtesy of Heather Jordan, Batemans Bay, Queensland)

The adult moth has pale fawn forewings each with various markings including two dark irregular transverse bands. The wingspan is about 1 cm.

The species has been found in Australia in

  • Northern Territory,
  • Queensland, and
  • New South Wales.


    Further reading:

    Edward Meyrick,
    Revision of Australian Tortricina,
    Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales,
    Volume 36, Part 2 (1911), pp. 256-257, No. 362.


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    (written 1 June 2026)