Sighting 4372860
A Cosmet moth (Cosmopteriginae at Melba, ACT
Identification history
| Limnaecia camptosema | 22 Feb 2021 | ibaird | ||
| Limnaecia camptosema | 22 Feb 2021 | GlennCocking | ||
| Limnaecia cirrhosema | 22 Feb 2021 | GlennCocking | ||
| Gelechioidea (superfamily) | 22 Feb 2021 | donhe | ||
| Unverified | 22 Feb 2021 | kasiaaus |
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2 comments
kasiaaus
wrote:
22 Feb 2021
It does not look the same as the other moths under Limnaecia cirrhosema. Its shoulders are yellow and it has more white in its pattern.
GlennCocking
wrote:
22 Feb 2021
Yes you're right, I was hasty. I'm still sticking with our previously identified species, but it might be another.
Location information
- Coordinates 149.049605-35.208375
- Altitude 539.8m
- Places Melba, ACT
Sighting information
- At least 1 Abundance
- 20 Feb 2021 12:14 AM Recorded on
- kasiaaus Recorded by
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Collections
Insects Moths (Lepidoptera) Curved-horn moths (all Gelechioidea except Oecophoridae) kasiaaus Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Limnaecia camptosema
Additional information
- 5mm to 12mm Animal size
Species information
- Limnaecia camptosema Scientific name
- A Cosmet moth (Cosmopteriginae Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 680.9m Recorded at altitude
- External link More information
Record quality
- Images or audio
- More than one media file
- Verified by an expert moderator
- Nearby sighting(s) of same species
- GPS evidence of location
- Description
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