Lophopepla undescribed species
A concealer moth (Wingia group) at Aranda, ACT
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| Lophopepla undescribed species | MichaelMulvaney | 8 Aug 2018 | |
| Lophopepla species | donhe | 15 Apr 2018 | |
| Syringoseca mimica | GlennCocking | 14 Apr 2018 | |
| Unverified | KMcCue | 4 Apr 2018 |
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They stayed coupled our whole lunch break.
1 comment
20 Jul 2018
I think, despite the wear and tear, that these are Syringoseca rhodoxantha. (I wrote the wrong species name the first time around.) I can't see any sign of the larger silver-white spots of Lophopepla, and all ANIC specimens from that genus are from much further north.
Location information
- Coordinates 149.081382-35.258156
- Places Aranda, ACT
Sighting information
- 2 Abundance
- 3 Apr 2018 01:39 PM Recorded on
- KMcCue Recorded by
- A bread board of all things. Associated plant
- 5mm to 12mm Animal size
- Breeding behaviour Breeding behaviour
- Mixed Gender
Collections
- Insects Concealer moths (Oecophoridae) Moths (Lepidoptera) KMcCue Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Lophopepla undescribed species
Species information
- Lophopepla undescribed species Scientific name
- A concealer moth (Wingia group) Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- 639.5m Recorded at altitude
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