49.091 BF1011 - Tortricidae - Tortricinae - Pseudargyrotoza conwagana

49.091 BF1011 - Tortricidae - Tortricinae - Pseudargyrotoza conwagana - Yellow-spotted Tortrix - (Fabricius, 1775)

Adult Micro: CAT 1 - Distinctive Species -

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- Generally Common / Widespread - Day-flying

Taxonomy: Micro >> Tortricidae

Other Name/s: Yellow-spot Tortrix

ID Difficulty: green

- easy to identify, generally distinctive and unlikely to be confused with other species.

ID pointers: An attractive little moth. Forewing ground colour yellowish-orange intricately marked with varying shades of brown, yellow and orange. Identified by the obvious central yellow blotch.

Distribution: Locally common in many suburban places where there is privet and woodland containing ash.

Flight Period: May / June / July / August / - On the wing during May – August.

Moth Activity: Diurnal - and is attracted to light

Wingspan: 11-15mm

Food Plant: Ash (Fraxinus).

Recorded dates for Common [Blue-coded ] moths are not stored on the website at this current time.

Pseudargyrotoza conwagana – Melbourne – Tony Davison