Stenoptilia zophodactylus
Dowdy Plume Moth at Michelago, NSW
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| Stenoptilia zophodactylus | WendyEM | 11 Apr 2026 | |
| Stenoptilia zophodactylus | dhobern | 11 Apr 2026 | |
| Imbophorus aptalis | GlennCocking | 30 Apr 2019 | |
| Imbophorus aptalis | donhe | 22 Apr 2019 | |
| Unverified | Illilanga | 22 Apr 2019 |
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Private property. No public access without permission. Not sure which plume moth this is.
2 comments
11 Apr 2026
Pale (overexposed?) but the forewing lobes are the shape of Stenoptilia, not Imbophorus
Location information
- Coordinates 149.157918-35.782683
- Altitude 773.1m
- Maps Illilanga & Baroona
- Places Michelago, NSW
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 21 Apr 2019 05:06 PM Recorded on
- Illilanga Recorded by
- Found near water in thick vegetation. Associated plant
- 5mm to 12mm Animal size
Collections
- Illilanga Completed Illilanga NatureMapr Canberra & Southern Tablelands Stenoptilia zophodactylus Other moths Moths (Lepidoptera) Insects
Species information
- Stenoptilia zophodactylus Scientific name
- Dowdy Plume Moth Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Cosmopolitan
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 1594.2m Recorded at altitude
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