Patchy Leaf Roller
S1, No reflection		Ellura
Patchy Leaf Roller
S1, ventral		 
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Patchy Leaf Roller (Notocydia atripunctis)Class: Animals (Animalia) - Jointed Legs (Arthropoda) - Insects (Insecta)
Order: Butterflies & Moths (Lepidoptera)
Family: Tortrix Moth (:Tortricoidea Tortricidae)     iNaturalist Observation
Species: Patchy Leaf Roller (Notocydia atripunctis)
This Photo:     S1, Reflecting
Synonym: Eucosma atripunctis
Thank you Axel Kallies for identifying this species for us

General Species Information:
Found on Ellura (in the Murray Mallee, SA) and elsewhere
2nd Record in SA on Atlas:
1st Live Photo on-line:
~7mm long.
You can see the colour of S1 varies considerably depending on the angle of the flash light. From dark brown to almose white.
We originally thought these were Grapholita sp because of the trailing bars on the wing, but this genus now seems to be restricted to coastal Eastern Seaboard areas.
Copyright © 2015-2025 Brett & Marie Smith. All Rights Reserved. Photographed 26-Sep-2015
This species is an Australian Native Species, not listed in the SA Murray Mallee Survey of 2010.