Thema holoxesta

Snowy Thema (Chezala Group) at Paddys River, ACT

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4 comments

ibaird wrote:

   12 Dec 2019

At least one sighting on CNM shows the red eye. Nice photo of a mating pair showing black markings on one of the pair, not sure which .

Marthijn wrote:

   12 Dec 2019

Much less pristine white than the one I photographed at home a few weeks ago ( Zacorus carus (A concealer moth) on 20 Nov 2019 ). Could the markings be missing scales?

donhe wrote:

   12 Dec 2019

red eye could be a lighting artifact?

Marthijn wrote:

   12 Dec 2019

I did not use a flash (then the photo would have been better...). It was overcast and in fairly dense forest, I can not think of a lighting effect that would do it.

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Location information

• Coordinates 148.884928-35.455626
• Maps Tidbinbilla Nature Reserve
• Places Paddys River, ACT

Sighting information

• At least 1 Abundance
• 11 Dec 2019 09:46 AM Recorded on
• Marthijn Recorded by

• Collections

  Marthijn Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Thema holoxesta Concealer moths (Oecophoridae) Moths (Lepidoptera) Insects

Additional information

• 5mm to 12mm Animal size

Species information

• Thema holoxesta Scientific name
• Snowy Thema (Chezala Group) Common name
• Not Sensitive
• Local native
• Non-invasive or negligible
• Up to 922.6m Recorded at altitude
• External link More information

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• More than one media file
• Verified by an expert moderator
• Nearby sighting(s) of same species
• GPS evidence of location
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