Sighting 4357634
Leptozestis sp nr harmosta
1 Melba, ACT
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| Leptozestis sp nr harmosta | ibaird | 18 Dec 2020 | |
| Leptozestis sp nr harmosta | GlennCocking | 18 Dec 2020 | |
| Leptozestis and Trachydora (genera) | donhe | 10 Dec 2020 | |
| Leptozestis harmosta | ibaird | 18 Nov 2020 | |
| Leptozestis and Trachydora (genera) | ibaird | 18 Nov 2020 | |
| Unverified | kasiaaus | 18 Nov 2020 |
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6 comments
18 Nov 2020
Yes agree, probably Leptozestis sp. see https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/25553353 and see also two photos of Leptozestis sp.(genus) ofn the ALA which look very similar, e.g by ken Harris: https://bie.ala.org.au/species/urn:lsid:biodiversity.org.au:afd.taxon:7ec6212a-58da-4f70-ae6c-2d4329e8ba4b#gallery
18 Nov 2020
See also 1 suggested sighting of L harmosta only on iNaturalist https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/50592015 . (Unconfirmed).
18 Nov 2020
Yes, does look very much like Leptozestis harmosta on Bold. One only specimen held at ANIC, Canberra CSIRO. Execellent photos. Glenn C. would be in a very good position to confirm this one!
10 Dec 2020
I initially thought this would be the reasonably common and similar Leptozestis toreutica. But its wing pattern is certainly closer to L. harmosta. The trouble is that ANIC and BOLD only have one specimen of harmosta, and it and the type both come from coastal WA. There is no barcode for harmosta. It seems a bit of a stretch to conclude the Canberra photo is of harmosta without a specimen to look at in detail, but "Leptozestis sp nr harmosta" would be a reasonable place to park it. If you see it again Katarina, please phone and I'll call out a posse.
Location information
- Coordinates 149.050195-35.208608
- Altitude 601.5m
- Places Melba, ACT
Sighting information
- At least 1 Abundance
- 11 Nov 2020 09:49 PM Recorded on
- kasiaaus Recorded by
- 5mm to 12mm Animal size
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- My flagged sightings Insects Curved-horn moths (all Gelechioidea except Oecophoridae) Moths (Lepidoptera) kasiaaus Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Leptozestis sp nr harmosta
Species information
- Leptozestis sp nr harmosta Scientific name
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- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 626.36m Recorded at altitude
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