Oecophoridae (family)
Unidentified Oecophorid concealer moth at Hughes, ACT
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| Oecophoridae (family) | ibaird | 4 Dec 2018 | |
| Oecophoridae (family) | GlennCocking | 3 Dec 2018 | |
| Periallactis monostropha | ibaird | 21 Nov 2018 | |
| Periallactis monostropha | donhe | 21 Nov 2018 | |
| Unverified | ruthkerruish | 21 Nov 2018 |
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13 comments
22 Nov 2018
These moths flutter around intermittently at about knee height in the sun. When at rest it is practically impossible to see them because of their colour and shape.
24 Nov 2018
These moths are widespread in the eastern states but there is hardly any literature on them - there one recording of them being bred from tiny caterpillars found in eucalypt leaves on the ground.
24 Nov 2018
I can get more photos of the moths (not sure how long they are around for) but of the larvae? One would have to breed the adult from any larvae found to be sure they were those of the concealed moth. I will think about the problem.
27 Nov 2018
Hello Ruth. Did you get any more photos? P. monostropha is certainly a southern tablelands species, but all ANIC specimens (bar 1 from SA) are from late summer to mid autumn, and the wing pattern that seems to show in this photo doesn't quite match.
27 Nov 2018
Haven't yet - how many do you want - alive or dead? I will add the undersurface of the current photo.
27 Nov 2018
Actually I took 16 photos of the same insect in all. It was a bit hard to catch.
28 Nov 2018
We have to hope there will be more moths after the rain. I am not sure what the time frame for is for these moths, For some moths and butterflies it can be quite short and very specific. Hope we don't have to wait for next year. I still have the original moth - it attached itself to the wall of the jar it was in. I have known moth do that before.
29 Nov 2018
OK, that's good. Could you tell me your phone number, or give me a ring on 0408287003, so we can work out something easy?
4 Dec 2018
Thank you Ruth for providing the specimen. Unfortunately I can't be more precise than to say family Oecophoridae as it became moist in the jar and lost its pattern. But I can say that it is a much larger Oecophoridae than Periallactis monostropha, and has a different shaped forewing.
Location information
- Coordinates 149.098878-35.338069
- Altitude 619.0m
- Places Hughes, ACT
Sighting information
- 1,001 - 10,000 Abundance
- 19 Mar 2018 04:04 PM Recorded on
- ruthkerruish Recorded by
- Grasses and Forbs Associated plant
- 5mm to 12mm Animal size
Collections
- ruthkerruish Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Oecophoridae (family) Concealer moths (Oecophoridae) Moths (Lepidoptera) Insects
Species information
- Oecophoridae (family) Scientific name
- Unidentified Oecophorid concealer moth Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 1345.8m Recorded at altitude
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