Phaeophlebosia furcifera (Forked Footman) at Jerrabomberra Wetlands

Forked Footman at Jerrabomberra Wetlands

Phaeophlebosia furcifera at Jerrabomberra Wetlands - 1 Mar 2019

Identification history

Phaeophlebosia furcifera	14 Mar 2019	ibaird
Phaeophlebosia furcifera	7 Mar 2019	GlennCocking
Unidentified	2 Mar 2019	rawshorty

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Author's notes

A small Moth?

5 comments

donhe wrote:

2 Mar 2019

approx wingspan?

rawshorty wrote:

2 Mar 2019

15mm from memory

donhe wrote:

2 Mar 2019

The up-curled abdomen suggests Pyraloidea, but I do not know any with that wing pattern.

donhe wrote:

8 Mar 2019

The splitting of the veins looks wrong for Phaeophlebosia furcifera.

ibaird wrote:

8 Mar 2019

P. furcifera looks quite feasible to me, particularly the complimentary visible markings on the LHS hindwing and their colour - notwithstanding we are dealing with a blurred image.

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Location information

Coordinates 149.162426-35.314386
Maps Jerrabomberra Wetlands
Places Fyshwick, ACT

Species information

Not Sensitive
Non-local Native
Non-Invasive

Sighting information

4 - 15 Abundance
1 Mar 2019 Recorded on
rawshorty Recorded by