Cotton Tipworm Moth at Kambah, ACT
Identification history
| Crocidosema plebejana | 12 Dec 2019 | ibaird | ||
| Crocidosema plebejana | 12 Dec 2019 | GlennCocking | ||
| Epiphyas postvittana | 20 Nov 2019 | donhe | ||
| Unverified | 19 Nov 2019 | Marthijn |
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User's notes
Size 8-9 mm. Looks like a challenge to identify...
3 comments
Marthijn
wrote:
21 Nov 2019
I still had the moth, and I added another photo that maybe shows some features more clearly. Just a single shot instead of a focus stack...
GlennCocking
wrote:
29 Nov 2019
The later photos make things clearer and I was a bit off track. Crocidosema are in the Olethreutinae part of the Tortricidae.
Location information
- Coordinates 149.065910-35.376970
- Places Kambah, ACT
Sighting information
- At least 1 Abundance
- 20 Nov 2019 02:41 PM Recorded on
- Marthijn Recorded by
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Collections
Marthijn Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Crocidosema plebejana Tortricid moths (Tortricidae) Moths (Lepidoptera) Insects
Additional information
- 5mm to 12mm Animal size
Species information
- Crocidosema plebejana Scientific name
- Cotton Tipworm Moth Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 717.4m Recorded at altitude
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
- Description
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