Tortricid moths (Tortricidae)

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The Tortricidae are a family of moths, commonly known as tortrix moths or leafroller moths.

Tortricid moths (Tortricidae)

Featured sightings

Epiphyas euphara at Yaouk, NSW - 13 Dec 2025 by AlisonMilton

Asthenoptycha sp. A (ANIC) (A Tortricid moth (Tortricinae) at Paddys River, ACT - 4 Dec 2025 by TimL

Scolioplecta comptana (A Tortricid moth (Tortricinae) at Pebbly Beach, NSW - 10 Nov 2025 by Pirom

Rupicolana celatrix (A Tortricid moth (Archipini) at Downer, ACT - 29 Sep 2025 by RobertD

Meritastis umbrosa (A Tortricid moth (Epitymbiini)) at Harrison, ACT - 10 May 2025 by DPRees125

Asthenoptycha iriodes (A Tortricid moth (Epitymbiini) at Ainslie, ACT - 27 Feb 2025 by jb2602

Crocidosema lantana (Lantana Flower-Cluster Moth) at Tharwa, ACT - 5 Feb 2025 by Miranda

Clarana atristrigana (A Tortricid moth (Tortricinae)) at Freshwater Creek, VIC - 10 Apr 2020 by WendyEM

Latest sightings

Capua intractana (A Tortricid moth) at Cook, ACT - 8 Dec 2025 by CathB

Epiphyas xylodes (A Tortricid moth (Tortricinae)) by CathB

Crocidosema plebejana (Cotton Tipworm Moth) at Cook, ACT - 10 Dec 2025 by CathB

Capua intractana (A Tortricid moth) by CathB

Euphona euphona (A Tortricid moth (Epitymbiini) at Nadgee, NSW - 10 Dec 2025 by Pirom

Subfurcatana subfurcatana (A Tortricid moth) at Yaouk, NSW - 13 Dec 2025 by AlisonMilton

Strepsicrates sphenophora (A Totricid moth) at Parkes, ACT - 6 Dec 2025 by TimL

Capua intractana (A Tortricid moth) at Turner, ACT - 10 Dec 2025 by ConBoekel

Epiphyas postvittana (Light Brown Apple Moth) at Turner, ACT - 9 Dec 2025 by ConBoekel

Subfurcatana subfurcatana (A Tortricid moth) at Michelago, NSW - 13 Dec 2025 by danswell

Rupicolana celatrix (A Tortricid moth (Archipini) at Turner, ACT - 3 Dec 2025 by ConBoekel

Heliocosma argyroleuca (A tortrix or leafroller moth) at Turner, ACT - 28 Nov 2025 by ConBoekel

Epiphyas postvittana at Turner, ACT - 28 Nov 2025 by ConBoekel

Epiphyas caryotis at Turner, ACT - 27 Nov 2025 by ConBoekel

Epiphyas postvittana (Light Brown Apple Moth) at Turner, ACT - 27 Nov 2025 by ConBoekel

Crocidosema plebejana (Cotton Tipworm Moth) at Turner, ACT - 26 Nov 2025 by ConBoekel

Unverified Tortricid moth (Tortricidae) at Fyshwick, ACT - 27 Nov 2025 by TimL

Crocidosema plebejana (Cotton Tipworm Moth) at Lyons, ACT - 26 Nov 2025 by ran452

Epiphyas (genus) at Higgins, ACT - 26 Nov 2025 by AlisonMilton

Crocidosema plebejana (Cotton Tipworm Moth) at Turner, ACT - 23 Nov 2025 by ConBoekel

Tarachota mersana at Turner, ACT - 23 Nov 2025 by ConBoekel

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WendyEM wrote:

20 Dec 2025

Epiphyas xylodes
https://bold-au.hobern.net/specimens.php?taxid=270952
https://inaturalist.ala.org.au/observations?place_id=6744&preferred_place_id=6744&quality_grade=research&taxon_id=495709

Epiphyas xylodes

ibaird wrote:

16 Dec 2025

A new species sighting for NaturreMapr for this not commonly recorded species. Other sight records onlinr are from northern NSW but has been recoreded from the ACT before.

Epiphyas euphara

WendyEM wrote:

15 Dec 2025

Epiphyas euphara
https://bold-au.hobern.net/specimens.php?taxid=366934
https://inaturalist.ala.org.au/observations?verifiable=true&taxon_id=1273666&place_id=6744&preferred_place_id=6744

Epiphyas euphara

WendyEM wrote:

13 Dec 2025

This is the only example I have found with the broken central white band

Subfurcatana subfurcatana

WendyEM wrote:

11 Dec 2025

Rupicolana celatrix
https://bold-au.hobern.net/specimens.php?taxid=365352
https://inaturalist.ala.org.au/observations?place_id=6744&preferred_place_id=6744&quality_grade=research&taxon_id=1584550

Rupicolana celatrix