Rocky-skinned Leaf Roller Moth S6, dorsal | Rocky-skinned Leaf Roller Moth S7, 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, dorsal🔎 | ||||
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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