Rocky-skinned Leaf Roller Moth
S5, profile
Eucalyptus Leafroller Moth
S2, Female, dorsal
| Rocky-skinned Leaf Roller Moth S5, profile | | Eucalyptus Leafroller Moth S2, Female, dorsal | | ||
 | Class: | Animals (Animalia) - Jointed Legs (Arthropoda) - Insects (Insecta) | |||
| Order: | Butterflies & Moths (Lepidoptera) | ||||
| Family: | Tortrix Moth (:Tortricoidea Tortricidae) iNaturalist Observation | ||||
| Species: | Rocky-skinned Leaf Roller Moth (Merophyas petrochroa) | ||||
| This Photo: | 🔍S7, profile🔎 | ||||
| Synonyms: | Capua petrochroa, Clepsis petrochroa or Tortrix firmata | ||||
Thank you Larney Grenfell for identifying and Karen Weaving for confirming the id of this species for us General Species Information: Found on Ellura (in the Murray Mallee, SA) and elsewhere ~8mm long. Very variable in colour & patten. Many have a kick in the mid-wing line. | |||||
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