Acanthodela protophaes

A Concealer moth (Wingia group) at Melba, ACT

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Identification history

Acanthodela protophaes	14 Feb 2021	GlennCocking
Acanthodela protophaes	14 Feb 2021	ibaird
Gelechioidea (superfamily)	13 Feb 2021	ibaird
Gelechioidea (superfamily)	13 Feb 2021	donhe
Unverified	13 Feb 2021	kasiaaus

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About 12mm.

4 comments

kasiaaus wrote:

13 Feb 2021

I have this moth in the fridge. I'm hoping Glenn will be interested.

ibaird wrote:

13 Feb 2021

Yes, I agree. It would be interesting to try to match this with ANIC specimens.

kasiaaus wrote:

14 Feb 2021

Yay! That fits perfectly :)

GlennCocking wrote:

14 Feb 2021

Yes, as does the specimen Kat provided

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Location information

Coordinates 149.050267 -35.208570
Altitude 552.3m
Places Melba, ACT

Sighting information

At least 1 Abundance
13 Feb 2021 12:52 AM Recorded on
kasiaaus Recorded by
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Insects Concealer moths (Oecophoridae) Moths (Lepidoptera) kasiaaus Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr

Additional information

12mm to 25mm Animal size

Species information

Acanthodela protophaes Scientific name
A Concealer moth (Wingia group) Common name
Not Sensitive
Local native
Non-invasive or negligible
Up to 594.5m 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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