Telocharacta metachroa

A concealer moth at Conder, ACT

Telocharacta metachroa at Conder, ACT - 14 Nov 2017
Telocharacta metachroa at Conder, ACT - 14 Nov 2017
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Identification history

Telocharacta metachroa 21 Nov 2019 ibaird
Telocharacta metachroa 21 Nov 2019 GlennCocking
Oecophoridae (family) 5 Dec 2017 GlennCocking
Oecophoridae (family) 29 Nov 2017 GlennCocking
Unidentified 25 Nov 2017 michaelb

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In Tuggeranong Hill Nature Reserve, in the woodland near Eaglemont Retreat.

3 comments

donhe wrote:
   22 Nov 2019
I worry about the black dots.
Can Platoloncha psamathina be ruled out?
ibaird wrote:
   22 Nov 2019
Yes, fair comment re dots. But only on one side?
donhe wrote:
   23 Nov 2019
Too washed out by the illumination perhaps?
Or maybe it is a right-handed specimen.

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  • 14 Nov 2017 07:31 PM Recorded on
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  • 12mm to 25mm Animal size

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