Sighting 4229418
Lichenaula arisema
1 A Xyloryctine moth at O'Connor, ACT
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| Lichenaula arisema | GlennCocking | 22 Jul 2019 | |
| Lichenaula arisema | ibaird | 4 Jul 2019 |
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User's notes
Attracted to Actinic UV light at night.
3 comments
23 Jul 2019
I cannot tell the difference between L. arisema (including conjectured nearby undescribed species) and Telecrataes melanochrysa. BOLD doesn't help, as all 8 sampled specimens of T. melanochrysa did not achieve a barcode. ANIC has the whiter specimens under L. arisema, but all ACT specimens under T. melanochrysa. Suggest park under L. arisema until we know more.
23 Jul 2019
Agreed, yes the species seem very similar - but I wonder whether the length of the antennae could be a guide. The antennae are quite long in this specimen.
Location information
- Coordinates 149.113280-35.259570
- Altitude 608.2m
- Places O'Connor, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 9 Dec 2018 09:57 PM Recorded on
- ibaird Recorded by
- 12mm to 25mm Animal size
Collections
- ibaird Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Lichenaula arisema Curved-horn moths (all Gelechioidea except Oecophoridae) Moths (Lepidoptera) Insects
Species information
- Lichenaula arisema Scientific name
- A Xyloryctine moth Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 1083m Recorded at altitude
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Synonyms
Xylorycta arisema
Record quality
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