Sighting 3869960
O'Connor, ACT
Identification history
| Ardozyga mesochra and similar species | 22 Feb 2021 | GlennCocking | ||
| Ardozyga (genus) | 13 Nov 2018 | donhe | ||
| Ardozyga (genus) | 13 Nov 2018 | ibaird | ||
| Ardozyga catarrhacta | 1 Nov 2018 | ibaird |
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User's notes
Attracted to MV light at night.
2 comments
GlennCocking
wrote:
13 Nov 2018
I don't know how to distinguish Ardozyga catarrhacta from A. mesochra. ANIC has the ACT specimens under mesochra, although both species are apparently widespread.
ibaird
wrote:
13 Nov 2018
Hmm, yes. In response to your doubt I had a look at the posted ALA specimens of both these species. I thought perhaps A. mesochra could be different to A. catarrhacta in that the central black marking might include the terminal apex of the forewing. This seemed to hold good for the posted A catarrhacta speciemens, but not for one posted A mesochra specimen. I note also that P. Marriott posted a very different looking elongated Ardozyga sp. amongst the A. mesochra postings. I couldn't find any observational notes for any of the ALA Ardozyga specimens of these species suggesting how to tell the difference.
Location information
- Coordinates 149.113234-35.259552
- Places O'Connor, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 27 Oct 2018 08:15 PM Recorded on
- ibaird Recorded by
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Collections
Insects Curved-horn moths (all Gelechioidea except Oecophoridae) Moths (Lepidoptera) ibaird Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr
Additional information
- 5mm to 12mm Animal size
Species information
- Ardozyga mesochra and similar species Scientific name
- Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 616.7m Recorded at altitude
- Machine learning
Record quality
- Images or audio
- More than one media file
- Verified by an expert moderator
- Nearby sighting(s) of same species
- GPS evidence of location
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