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Identification history
| Tortricidae (family) | 2 Sep 2024 | donhe | ||
| Capua cnaphalodes | 29 Aug 2024 | WendyEM |
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6 comments
ibaird
wrote:
1 Sep 2024
Looks similar t0 Capua cnaphalodes on Bold Systems:-
https://www.boldsystems.org/index.php/Taxbrowser_Taxonpage?searchMenu=taxonomy&query=Capua+cnaphalodes&taxon=Capua+cnaphalodes
Although doesn't look very similar to Tarachota cnaphalodes photos so set specimens on the ALA which the Australian Faunal Diirectory recognizes as a sysnonym.
https://www.boldsystems.org/index.php/Taxbrowser_Taxonpage?searchMenu=taxonomy&query=Capua+cnaphalodes&taxon=Capua+cnaphalodes
Although doesn't look very similar to Tarachota cnaphalodes photos so set specimens on the ALA which the Australian Faunal Diirectory recognizes as a sysnonym.
WendyEM
wrote:
2 Sep 2024
If you go to this field on ALA it gives you this info (unless it is different on Aus. faunal Dir. ?)
https://bie.ala.org.au/species/https://biodiversity.org.au/afd/taxa/67f56f25-da6a-445b-af01-8921fc8034a5#classification
https://bie.ala.org.au/species/https://biodiversity.org.au/afd/taxa/67f56f25-da6a-445b-af01-8921fc8034a5#classification
donhe
wrote:
2 Sep 2024
That lists the named taxa in each tribe.
How, looking at this photo, can we discover its tribe?
How, looking at this photo, can we discover its tribe?
WendyEM
wrote:
2 Sep 2024
I am not a taxonomist. I don't know. Probably involves dissection. I don't do that either. According to Common 1990 Epitymbiini larvae feed on dead leaves (very uncommon in Tortricids worldwide) usually Eucalyptus. Archipini largely feed on living leaves from hides made by sewing leaves together. Maybe Epitymbiini moths tend to be browner - dead leaf looking?
donhe
wrote:
2 Sep 2024
I cannot find any creditable matches to the wing pattern in the pictures that I have available of 217 Tortricidae species.
Just from this photo, I cannot get any further than Tortricidae.
Just from this photo, I cannot get any further than Tortricidae.
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Unidentified Insects Moths (Lepidoptera) Tortricid moths (Tortricidae) WendyEM Barwon South West NatureMapr
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- 5mm to 12mm Animal size
- Alive / healthy Animal health
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