Homoeosoma vagella
Macadamia Flower Caterpillar at Melba, ACT
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| Homoeosoma vagella | MichaelBedingfield | 5 Jun 2022 | |
| Homoeosoma vagella | donhe | 3 Feb 2021 | |
| Homoeosoma vagella | GlennCocking | 3 Feb 2021 | |
| Crocydopora cinigerella | GlennCocking | 19 Jan 2021 | |
| Unverified | kasiaaus | 18 Jan 2021 |
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2 comments
19 Jan 2021
This moth looks to me to be quite different to the other two previously identified as Crocydopora cinigerella.
21 Jan 2021
It is indeed, the palpi are quite wrong for that species. I jumped too quickly at the brown patch, which isn't the right form either. It's a different Phycitinae.
Location information
- Coordinates 149.050202-35.208637
- Altitude 596.4m
- Places Melba, ACT
Sighting information
- At least 1 Abundance
- 5 Jan 2021 11:16 PM Recorded on
- kasiaaus Recorded by
- 12mm to 25mm Animal size
Collections
- kasiaaus Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Homoeosoma vagella Pyralid or Snout Moths (Pyralidae & Crambidae) Moths (Lepidoptera) Insects
Species information
- Homoeosoma vagella Scientific name
- Macadamia Flower Caterpillar Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 806.3m Recorded at altitude
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Record quality
Quality score
6 / 7
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