1 Deakin, ACT
Identification history
| Eretmocera (genus) (Scythrididae family) | 30 May 2022 | GlennCocking | ||
| Gelechioidea (superfamily) | 11 Feb 2021 | GlennCocking | ||
| Gelechioidea (superfamily) | 11 Feb 2021 | donhe | ||
| Unidentified | 7 Feb 2021 | LisaH |
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6 comments
ibaird
wrote:
7 Feb 2021
Looks like it might be an Eretmocera (genus) species (family: Scythrididae Tropical Longhoned Moths), see : https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/40747219 .
LisaH
wrote:
7 Feb 2021
That's interesting - thanks for the links. Has sent me on a fascinating search. Much appreciated.
GlennCocking
wrote:
11 Feb 2021
4370998 and 4370454 are the same species and the palpi show they are Gelechioidea. I don't think they match any Blastobasis, and am sceptical that the tropical genus Eretmocera would turn up here, although 4370998 shows thickened antennae reminiscent of Eretmocera. The two records aren't like any other Scythrididae.
ibaird
wrote:
12 Feb 2021
I'm somewhat skpetical that 4370998 and 4370454 are the same species given the apparently different head shape and diffrences in the white markings. Requires taking account of foreshortening in this pholto. I'd like to see more shots of these!
GlennCocking
wrote:
12 Feb 2021
I think this one has its head bent down, and am struck by the similarity of the legs on display. But either way, we need a view of the head from side-on.
donhe
wrote:
12 Feb 2021
The anteromedial markings are in different places, the postmedial markings are different shapes, and the prothoraxes have different colours, but except for those : they are the same.. But I think they are different species.
Location information
- Coordinates 149.091381-35.327631
- Maps Hughes Grassy Woodland Red Hill to Yarralumla Creek
- Places Deakin, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 7 Feb 2021 11:23 AM Recorded on
- LisaH Recorded by
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Insects Moths (Lepidoptera) Other moths LisaH Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr
Additional information
- Grass Associated plant
- Less than 5mm Animal size
Species information
- Eretmocera (genus) (Scythrididae family) Scientific name
- Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 948.8m Recorded at altitude
- Machine learning
- External link More information
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- More than one media file
- Verified by an expert moderator
- Nearby sighting(s) of same species
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