Placocosma resumptella

A Concealer moth (Wingia group) at Ainslie, ACT

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Identification history

Placocosma resumptella	1 Dec 2020	donhe
Placocosma resumptella	1 Dec 2020	ibaird
Unverified	1 Dec 2020	jb2602

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User's notes

looks a bit like Barea meridarcha

2 comments

ibaird wrote:

1 Dec 2020

There are two similar looking Placocosma species, P. hephaastea and P. resumptella. P. resumptella looks the most similar I think and has a more southerly eastern Australian distribution.

donhe wrote:

1 Dec 2020

looks a bit like Placocosma hephaestea

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Location information

Coordinates 149.152024 -35.259252
Places Ainslie, ACT

Sighting information

At least 1 Abundance
28 Nov 2020 08:44 PM Recorded on
jb2602 Recorded by
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Insects Moths (Lepidoptera) Concealer moths (Oecophoridae) jb2602 Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr

Additional information

5mm to 12mm Animal size

Species information

Placocosma resumptella Scientific name
A Concealer moth (Wingia group) Common name
Not Sensitive
Local native
Non-invasive or negligible
Up to 586.6m Recorded at altitude
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Australian Capital Territory

New South Wales

Queensland

Northern Territory

Western Australia

South Australia

Victoria

Tasmania