Iphierga melichrysa
3 A Case moth at Crooked Corner, NSW
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| Iphierga melichrysa | donhe | 8 Oct 2022 | |
| Iphierga melichrysa | ibaird | 8 Oct 2022 | |
| Iphierga (genus) | Milly | 21 Feb 2021 |
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4 comments
22 Feb 2021
The moths of Iphierga do all seem to have a hairy orange hat in BOLD at
http://www.boldsystems.org/index.php/Taxbrowser_Taxonpage?taxid=189099
but I could not spot one showing this wing pattern.
http://www.boldsystems.org/index.php/Taxbrowser_Taxonpage?taxid=189099
but I could not spot one showing this wing pattern.
8 Oct 2022
I think the wing pattern looks similar to Iphierga melichrysa ie. https://www.inaturalist.org/observations?taxon_id=1352354
based on the images shown here on iNaturalist and on BOLD, see here
http://www.boldsystems.org/index.php/Taxbrowser_Taxonpage?searchMenu=taxonomy&query=Iphierga+melichrysa&taxon=Iphierga+melichrysa
although they don't match the image for this species on Lepidoptera Butterfly House.
based on the images shown here on iNaturalist and on BOLD, see here
http://www.boldsystems.org/index.php/Taxbrowser_Taxonpage?searchMenu=taxonomy&query=Iphierga+melichrysa&taxon=Iphierga+melichrysa
although they don't match the image for this species on Lepidoptera Butterfly House.
8 Oct 2022
If confirmed, this would be a new species for CNM with only a few other observations observable online, not including the ACT.
8 Oct 2022
Butterfly House currently only has webpages for Iphierga chrysopa and
Iphierga macarista. The wing patterns of these do not match this specimen, but the wing patterns of Iphierga melichrysa on BOLD appear to be a good match.
Iphierga macarista. The wing patterns of these do not match this specimen, but the wing patterns of Iphierga melichrysa on BOLD appear to be a good match.
Location information
- Places Crooked Corner, NSW
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- Milly Recorded by
- 12mm to 25mm Animal size
- Unknown Gender
Collections
- Insects Case moths (Psychidae) Moths (Lepidoptera) Milly Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Iphierga melichrysa
Species information
- Iphierga melichrysa Scientific name
- A Case moth Common name
- Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 654m Recorded at altitude
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Record quality
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3 / 7
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