Lepidoscia adelopis, annosella and similar species
A Case moth at Conder, ACT
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| Lepidoscia adelopis, annosella and similar species | donhe | 24 May 2022 | |
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| Conoeca or Lepidoscia (genera) IMMATURE | GlennCocking | 13 Jun 2017 | |
| Unverified | MichaelBedingfield | 13 Jun 2017 |
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Conder, ACT...... size - length 12mm.
4 comments
14 Jun 2017
Given the Atlas of Living Australia lists at about 100 different species in this genus, most of which are not illustrated with a digital image online, identification to species would seem somewhat heroic. However, the specimen does look to my eye, quite similar to L. euryptera which is illustrated on the Lepidoptera Butterfly House website at:http://lepidoptera.butterflyhouse.com.au/psyc/euryptera.html
14 Jun 2017
I'll have a look at this species in ANIC. There are also many undescribed species. Many of the both described and undescribed species have wing patterns similar to this one, so it is difficult to identify to species level.
18 Jun 2017
L. euryptera was described in 1893 from a single specimen from central Qld. The labelled ANIC specimens are all from Qld, although there is a similar undescribed group from ACT. There are many other groups with a similar wing pattern. It's possible that this specimen is euryptera, but not to confirm that from the photo. I think Lepidoscia sp, possibly near euryptera, is as far as we can go.
Location information
- Coordinates 149.101430-35.464705
- Altitude 628.0m
- Maps MichaelBedingfied's Home Garden
- Places Conder, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 2 Apr 2017 08:52 PM Recorded on
- MichaelBedingfield Recorded by
- 5mm to 12mm Animal size
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- MichaelBedingfield Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Lepidoscia adelopis, annosella and similar species Case moths (Psychidae) Moths (Lepidoptera) Insects
Species information
- Lepidoscia adelopis, annosella and similar species Scientific name
- A Case moth Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 634.52m Recorded at altitude
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