Sighting 4366744
Macrobathra leucopeda
A Gelechioid moth at O'Connor, ACT
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| Macrobathra leucopeda | donhe | 13 Jan 2021 | |
| Macrobathra leucopeda | ibaird | 12 Jan 2021 |
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Attracted to UV light at night (50w Gecko).
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12 Jan 2021
Two features of this specimen match photos of the species elsewhere: Size and shape of the palps (yellow bases) and a brown back colouration visible is a dorsal view.
A recorded host plant is Acacia terminalis which grows naturally at Tallaganda . This wattle species is also sold as a native plant for Canberra gardens. Recorded for the ACT in the ANIC insect collection (CSIRO), see Bold Systems reference:
http://www.boldsystems.org/index.php/Public_SearchTerms?query=%22Macrobathra%20leucopeda%22[tax]
A recorded host plant is Acacia terminalis which grows naturally at Tallaganda . This wattle species is also sold as a native plant for Canberra gardens. Recorded for the ACT in the ANIC insect collection (CSIRO), see Bold Systems reference:
http://www.boldsystems.org/index.php/Public_SearchTerms?query=%22Macrobathra%20leucopeda%22[tax]
Location information
- Coordinates 149.113375-35.259553
- Altitude 602.6m
- Places O'Connor, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 10 Jan 2021 09:44 PM Recorded on
- ibaird Recorded by
- 12mm to 25mm Animal size
Collections
- Insects Curved-horn moths (all Gelechioidea except Oecophoridae) Moths (Lepidoptera) ibaird Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Macrobathra leucopeda
Species information
- Macrobathra leucopeda Scientific name
- A Gelechioid moth Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 882.7m Recorded at altitude
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