Trichiocercus sparshalli
Sparshall's Moth at Melba, ACT
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| Trichiocercus sparshalli | GlennCocking | 20 Dec 2020 | |
| Trichiocercus sparshalli | kasiaaus | 20 Dec 2020 |
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3 comments
20 Dec 2020
When I've compared these in the past, I've concluded that mesomelas/sp always have a black head/thorax and in sparshalli it can be either black or white; and that some sparshalli are yellowish.
20 Dec 2020
The head appears to be obscured, but like this sighting : there are male T. mesomela with brownish hairs around the thorax at eg (IM08-2542) CC BY-NC-SA (2011) on the BOLD page
http://www.boldsystems.org/index.php/Taxbrowser_Taxonpage?taxid=328300
http://www.boldsystems.org/index.php/Taxbrowser_Taxonpage?taxid=328300
Location information
- Coordinates 149.050175-35.208627
- Altitude 592.9m
- Places Melba, ACT
Sighting information
- At least 1 Abundance
- 19 Nov 2020 10:59 PM Recorded on
- kasiaaus Recorded by
- 25mm to 50mm Animal size
Collections
- kasiaaus Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Trichiocercus sparshalli Noctuoid moths (except Arctiinae) Moths (Lepidoptera) Insects
Species information
- Trichiocercus sparshalli Scientific name
- Sparshall's Moth Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 1297.99m Recorded at altitude
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