Sighting 4365310
A cosmet moth at Cook, ACT
Identification history
| Macrobathra (genus) | 4 Jan 2021 | GlennCocking | ||
| Macrobathra (genus) | 4 Jan 2021 | ibaird | ||
| Unidentified | 4 Jan 2021 | CathB |
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ibaird
wrote:
4 Jan 2021
Some features suggest M. arrectella (i.e white base to palps) but to be defensible more of the hind part of the moth would need to be not missing ( although that species appears to be quite variable).
Location information
- Coordinates 149.073585-35.266707
- Altitude 635.7m
- Maps Mount Painter
- Places Cook, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 - 3 Abundance
- 2 Jan 2021 03:36 PM Recorded on
- CathB Recorded by
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Insects Moths (Lepidoptera) Curved-horn moths (all Gelechioidea except Oecophoridae) CathB
Additional information
- Bursaria spinosa Associated plant
- 5mm to 12mm Animal size
Species information
- Macrobathra (genus) Scientific name
- A cosmet moth Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 1422.3m Recorded at altitude
- Machine learning
- External link More information
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- Nearby sighting(s) of same species
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