Tinea undescribed species
A fungus moth at Cook, ACT
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| Tinea undescribed species | GlennCocking | 31 May 2019 | |
| Tinea undescribed species | GlennCocking | 31 May 2019 | |
| Unverified | CathB | 17 May 2019 |
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Similar to sighting 4209079. Many of these moths flying as it was getting dark, but not earlier in the afternoon. When they landed, some flitted first between low grasses and shrubs, but others seemed to dive straight into the leaf litter and vanished. These are two that didn't hide well enough. The first was slightly shorter, and the second longer, than 5 mm.
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31 May 2019
The excellent closeup photos of the head in the two reports showed the moth was family Tineidae, but I couldn't identify the species from photos alone. I visited the reserve at sunset when the moths were flying so I could magnify a specimen. They are a Tinea species that hasn't been recorded in recent years, the ANIC specimens are from Black Mountain in the 1960s. The genus has many species, including some well known house moths.
Location information
- Coordinates 149.073403-35.266410
- Altitude 541.5m
- Maps Mount Painter
- Places Cook, ACT
Sighting information
- 16 - 100 Abundance
- 16 May 2019 04:39 PM Recorded on
- CathB Recorded by
- 5mm to 12mm Animal size
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- Insects Other moths Moths (Lepidoptera) CathB Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Tinea undescribed species
Species information
- Tinea undescribed species Scientific name
- A fungus moth Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 593m Recorded at altitude
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