Leistomorpha brontoscopa

A concealer moth at O'Connor, ACT

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Identification history

Leistomorpha brontoscopa

9 Nov 2017

ibaird

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Attracted to UV light at night.

4 comments

GlennCocking wrote:

12 Jan 2019

3384775 and 3869360 are females, see the different palpi compared to the other records which are males.

donhe wrote:

12 Jan 2019

3871641, 382394, and 22773 all seem to have big palps like 3384775 and 3869360.
Are they females too?
3868688, 3868711, 3869191, 3768885, 3360803, and 3360803 seem to have smaller palps.
Are they males or is that a trick of light and the angles?

GlennCocking wrote:

12 Jan 2019

OK, I didn't look well enough at the others. 3871641 is obviously another female, and maybe 3768885. The others look more like males to me, but the photos don't show all and can be interpreted in different ways. The main white patch is more extensive in the females.

ibaird wrote:

13 Jan 2019

I had noticed the differences in palpi size and the larger wihite patch in this one, but this species is not often caught well on camera.

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Location information

Coordinates 149.113597 -35.259625
Altitude 610.1m
Places O'Connor, ACT

Sighting information

1 Abundance
9 Oct 2017 09:53 PM Recorded on
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Insects Concealer moths (Oecophoridae) Moths (Lepidoptera) ibaird Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr

Additional information

5mm to 12mm Animal size
Female Gender

Species information

Leistomorpha brontoscopa Scientific name
A concealer moth Common name
Not Sensitive
Local native
Non-invasive or negligible
Up to 1429.7m Recorded at altitude
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