Sighting 4350151
Macrobathra (genus)
A Cosmet moth (Cosmopteriginae at Molonglo Valley, ACT
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| Macrobathra (genus) | donhe | 12 Oct 2020 | |
| Macrobathra (genus) | ibaird | 11 Oct 2020 | |
| Unverified | AaronClausen | 11 Oct 2020 |
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tiny little thing about 12mm long
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11 Oct 2020
The large backwardly curving palps and the body shape and striped pattern strongly suggests a Cosmet moth in the Macrobathra genus. Looking at the BOLD Systems 4 website for Macrobathra suggests there are two species which closely match the forewing pattern: either Macrobathra platychroa or the unnamed species Macrobathra sp. 27 (ANIC) , both look very similar. And both seem to have a small white on the head which because of the angle I can't really see in the specimen photos above although the base of the palps are clealry white as in either species. M. platychroa has ben recorded in the ACT (2 speciimens are listed for the ACT in the ANIC collection. See the ALA photos of this species on the Atlas of Living Australia at this address: https://bie.ala.org.au/species/urn:lsid:biodiversity.org.au:afd.taxon:dc94271b-a01f-400f-9d0d-b2f3363c6518#gallery
Location information
- Coordinates 149.021873-35.304580
- Places Molonglo Valley, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 10 Oct 2020 12:39 PM Recorded on
- AaronClausen Recorded by
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- AaronClausen NatureMapr Canberra & Southern Tablelands Macrobathra (genus) Curved-horn moths (all Gelechioidea except Oecophoridae) Moths (Lepidoptera) Insects
Species information
- Macrobathra (genus) Scientific name
- A Cosmet moth (Cosmopteriginae Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 1422.3m Recorded at altitude
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