Sighting 4192902
Hypertrophidae (family)
Unidentified Twig Moth at Cook, ACT
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| Hypertrophidae (family) | donhe | 6 Feb 2019 | |
| Hypertrophidae (family) | CathB | 6 Feb 2019 |
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User's notes
On same reshooting eucalypt as larvae in https://canberra.naturemapr.org/Community/Sighting/4192901. Possibly same species?
1 comment
7 Feb 2019
Yes: the pupa looks remarkably like that of Eupselia tortriciformis in
http://lepidoptera.butterflyhouse.com.au/hype/tortriciformis.html
http://lepidoptera.butterflyhouse.com.au/hype/tortriciformis.html
Location information
- Coordinates 149.072014-35.266874
- Maps Mount Painter
- Places Cook, ACT
Sighting information
- At least 1 Abundance
- 30 Jan 2019 07:26 AM Recorded on
- CathB Recorded by
- Eucalyptus blakeleyi Associated plant
Collections
- CathB Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Hypertrophidae sp. (family) Curved-horn moths (all Gelechioidea except Oecophoridae) Moths (Lepidoptera) Insects
Species information
- Hypertrophidae (family) Scientific name
- Unidentified Twig Moth Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 757.61m Recorded at altitude
- External link More information
Record quality
Quality score
6 / 7
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