Uresiphita ornithopteralis
Tree Lucerne Moth at Kambah, ACT
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| Uresiphita ornithopteralis | ibaird | 24 Nov 2019 | |
| Uresiphita ornithopteralis | donhe | 24 Nov 2019 | |
| Unverified | Marthijn | 23 Nov 2019 |
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About 15 mm long.
3 comments
24 Nov 2019
Incredible how large the variation in appearance is in this species, both in colour and pattern of the wings and length of the protrusion in front of the head (are these the palpi?).
25 Nov 2019
The variations in behaviour, morphology, and colour suggest that the Australian specimens under the name Uresiphita ornithopteralis are actually a species complex, and further work may show how to distinguish them.
Location information
- Coordinates 149.065931-35.376917
- Places Kambah, ACT
Sighting information
- At least 1 Abundance
- 23 Nov 2019 10:24 PM Recorded on
- Marthijn Recorded by
- 12mm to 25mm Animal size
Collections
- Marthijn Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Uresiphita ornithopteralis Pyralid or Snout Moths (Pyralidae & Crambidae) Moths (Lepidoptera) Insects
Species information
- Uresiphita ornithopteralis Scientific name
- Tree Lucerne Moth Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 1097.68m Recorded at altitude
- External link More information
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