Sighting 4371668
Lecithocera undescribed species nr terrigena
Melba, ACT
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| Lecithocera undescribed species nr terrigena | GlennCocking | 24 Mar 2021 | |
| Lecithocera terrigena | donhe | 3 Mar 2021 | |
| Unverified | kasiaaus | 13 Feb 2021 |
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User's notes
About 12mm
1 comment
3 Mar 2021
This looks like the common Lecithocera terrigena rather than Achoria inopa which is a much smaller and more northern moth (although size doesn't help identify this photo). Set specimens are very plain browny-grey. The photos on iNAT have picked up other aspects, but they don't match this photo.
Location information
- Coordinates 149.049798-35.208820
- Altitude 653.0m
- Places Melba, ACT
Sighting information
- At least 1 Abundance
- 12 Feb 2021 10:29 PM Recorded on
- kasiaaus Recorded by
- 5mm to 12mm Animal size
Collections
- Insects Curved-horn moths (all Gelechioidea except Oecophoridae) Moths (Lepidoptera) kasiaaus Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Lecithocera undescribed species nr terrigena
Species information
- Lecithocera undescribed species nr terrigena Scientific name
- Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 653m Recorded at altitude
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Record quality
Quality score
6 / 7
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