Assara subarcuella

Phycitinae at Melba, ACT

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Identification history

Assara subarcuella	10 Feb 2021	GlennCocking
Assara subarcuella	4 Feb 2021	donhe
Unverified	3 Feb 2021	kasiaaus

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I apologise for the very bad photo but I only got the one and I have never seen this moth before so I'm posting it just in case it is something interesting.

5 comments

donhe wrote:

3 Feb 2021

Nearest I could find are some Plutellidae, like Orthenches pleurosticta, Sarotorna mesoleuca, Gelechiidae, and Phricanthes asperana, Tortricidae

GlennCocking wrote:

3 Feb 2021

It's a Phycitinae, genus Assara or nearby

ibaird wrote:

4 Feb 2021

Not Assara holophragma? I suggest it may be a closer mtach.

kasiaaus wrote:

4 Feb 2021

Some photos of Assara subarcuella on ALA look very much like this one.

GlennCocking wrote:

10 Feb 2021

It's Assara subarcuella. INAT has both and makes the difference clear.

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Location information

Coordinates 149.049873 -35.208650
Altitude 571.7m
Places Melba, ACT

Sighting information

At least 1 Abundance
25 Jan 2021 12:25 AM Recorded on
kasiaaus Recorded by
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Insects Pyralid or Snout Moths (Pyralidae & Crambidae) Moths (Lepidoptera) kasiaaus Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr

Additional information

5mm to 12mm Animal size

Species information

Assara subarcuella Scientific name
Phycitinae Common name
Not Sensitive
Local native
Non-invasive or negligible
Up to 5810.7m Recorded at altitude
Machine learning
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Australian Capital Territory

New South Wales

Queensland

Northern Territory

Western Australia

South Australia

Victoria

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