Sighting 4514708
7 A Gelechioid moth (Cosmopterigidae) at Hackett, ACT
Identification history
| Macrobathra platychroa | 7 Oct 2023 | donhe | ||
| Macrobathra platychroa | 7 Oct 2023 | ibaird | ||
| Macrobathra (genus) | 6 Oct 2023 | jb2602 |
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Significant sighting
ibaird noted:
7 Oct 2023
https://biocache.ala.org.au/occurrences/a48d7326-8396-44e5-87d5-612d882fedc0 Previously recorded once by G. Cocking in the ACT at CSIRO Green as part of an ACT Bioblitz Survey 26/10/2013 All previous records online are from southern Victoria near Melbourne, so this second observation in the ACT confirms its occurrence here.
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ibaird
wrote:
7 Oct 2023
A new species for CNM if approved.
I think this is a good match for M. platychroa, see
https://biocache.ala.org.au/occurrences/a48d7326-8396-44e5-87d5-612d882fedc0
Previously recorded once by G. Cocking in the ACT at CSIRO Green as part of an ACT Bioblitz Survey 26/10/2013 All previous records online are from southern Victoria near Melbourne, so this second observation in the ACT confirms its occurrence here.
Nice, clear photo
I think this is a good match for M. platychroa, see
https://biocache.ala.org.au/occurrences/a48d7326-8396-44e5-87d5-612d882fedc0
Previously recorded once by G. Cocking in the ACT at CSIRO Green as part of an ACT Bioblitz Survey 26/10/2013 All previous records online are from southern Victoria near Melbourne, so this second observation in the ACT confirms its occurrence here.
Nice, clear photo
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Location information
- Coordinates 149.172096-35.261786
- Maps Mount Ainslie
- Places Hackett, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 - 3 Abundance
- 3 Oct 2023 08:03 PM Recorded on
- jb2602 Recorded by
Additional information
- 5mm to 12mm Animal size
Species information
- Macrobathra platychroa Scientific name
- A Gelechioid moth (Cosmopterigidae) Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-Invasive
- Machine learning
- External link More information
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- More than one media file
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