Stenoptilodes taprobanes
Plume Moth at Conder, ACT
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| Stenoptilodes taprobanes | MichaelBedingfield | 26 Jul 2018 | |
| Stenoptilodes taprobanes | donhe | 26 Jul 2018 | |
| Pterophoridae (family) | ibaird | 5 Jun 2018 | |
| Unverified | MichaelBedingfield | 3 May 2018 |
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Conder, ACT
4 comments
4 May 2018
I suspect this a different plume moth species than the two spp. already posted on CNM. I think it looks somewhat like Stenoptilia zophodactylus - a cosmopolitan species, but I can't really see any of the subtle markings which seem to be characteristic of that species
4 May 2018
I agree it is different to the two plume moth species on CNM. It was smaller and finer in shape. It was hard to get a decent photo because of the small size.
8 Jun 2018
Don H-E sent me a message:
Did you ask Donald Hobern about this one?
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He knows the Pterophoridae of ACT rather well.
Did you ask Donald Hobern about this one?
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He knows the Pterophoridae of ACT rather well.
26 Jul 2018
Donald Hobern said: This one is Stenoptilodes taprobanes. It is a rather slender long-winged species with angled forewing tips with darker markings, and with a rather plain abdomen. Exelastis (or Hepalastis) species are stubbier with more cigar-shaped abdomens. Stenoptilia zophodactylus is a little larger and with less cleanly cut-off forewings.
Location information
- Coordinates 149.101285-35.464640
- Altitude 620.0m
- Maps MichaelBedingfied's Home Garden
- Places Conder, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 28 Apr 2018 09:08 PM Recorded on
- MichaelBedingfield Recorded by
- 5mm to 12mm Animal size
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Species information
- Stenoptilodes taprobanes Scientific name
- Plume Moth Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 651.8m Recorded at altitude
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