Agriophara dyscapna

A Flat-bodied moth (Depressidae at Melba, ACT

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Identification history

Agriophara dyscapna	23 Feb 2021	ibaird
Agriophara dyscapna	23 Feb 2021	GlennCocking
Acropolitis rudisana	23 Feb 2021	donhe
Unverified	23 Feb 2021	kasiaaus

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2 comments

GlennCocking wrote:

23 Feb 2021

I can see the similarity in pattern with A. rudisana. It is the same species (even the same moth?) as 4372008 which I put in Agriophara dyscapna. I think I can make out short upcurved palpi which match Agriophara rather than Acropolitis. The dark line inside the brown patch is longitudinal in these photos, whereas it's more transverse in A. rudisana. I've been putting Agriophara sightings with distinct brown marks under A dyscapna, but more than one species is likely in there.

kasiaaus wrote:

23 Feb 2021

Looks the same as 4372008 but recorded 5 days apart. It seems to me that this later one looks fresher so it's probably not the same moth.

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Location information

Coordinates 149.049720 -35.208598
Altitude 569.3m
Places Melba, ACT

Sighting information

At least 1 Abundance
20 Feb 2021 12:32 AM Recorded on
kasiaaus Recorded by
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Insects Moths (Lepidoptera) Curved-horn moths (all Gelechioidea except Oecophoridae) kasiaaus Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr

Additional information

12mm to 25mm Animal size

Species information

Agriophara dyscapna Scientific name
A Flat-bodied moth (Depressidae Common name
Not Sensitive
Local native
Non-invasive or negligible
Up to 912.5m Recorded at altitude
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