Metallic Leaf Roller: Dorsal

Class:

Animals (Animalia) - Jointed Legs (Arthropoda) - Insects (Insecta)

Order:

Butterflies & Moths (Lepidoptera)

Family:

Tortrix Moth (:Tortricoidea Tortricidae)

Species:

Metallic Leaf Roller (Eucosma sp ES05)

This Photo:

Dorsal

General Species Information:
Found on Ellura (in the Murray Mallee, SA) and elsewhere
We originally thought this was Grapholita sp because of the trailing bars on the wing, but this genus now seems to be restricted to coastal Eastern Seaboard areas.

This species is

Australian Native Species, not listed in the SA Murray Mallee Survey of 2010.

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