A Fruitworm moth (Family Carposinidae) at Melba, ACT
Identification history
| Bondia nigella | 24 Feb 2021 | ibaird | ||
| Bondia nigella | 24 Feb 2021 | GlennCocking | ||
| Gelechioidea (superfamily) | 20 Feb 2021 | GlennCocking | ||
| Tortricinae (subfamily) | 15 Feb 2021 | donhe | ||
| Unidentified | 15 Feb 2021 | kasiaaus |
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6 comments
GlennCocking
wrote:
16 Feb 2021
Palpi are straight and forward pointing, but I'm wondering if the tips are knocked of and it's a Gelechiodea. If so, the scale tufts would make Leptozestis a possibility.
kasiaaus
wrote:
16 Feb 2021
It looked quite different to the Leptozestis species I have seen previously. I think it was a bit larger, the posture was very different and the tufts looked different too.
GlennCocking
wrote:
24 Feb 2021
The palpi don't have their tips knocked off, and Carposinidae typically have forewing scale tufts.
ibaird
wrote:
24 Feb 2021
Easy to overlook because its in the distinct but small Carposinadae family (Fruit worms). It was nagging me because I knew I had seen it somewhere (i.e on LBH).
Location information
- Coordinates 149.050207-35.208540
- Altitude 572.4m
- Places Melba, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 - 3 Abundance
- 14 Feb 2021 11:07 PM Recorded on
- kasiaaus Recorded by
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Insects Other moths Moths (Lepidoptera) kasiaaus
Additional information
- 5mm to 12mm Animal size
Species information
- Bondia nigella Scientific name
- A Fruitworm moth (Family Carposinidae) Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 653.5m Recorded at altitude
- Machine learning
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