Sighting 4373756
Lecithocera terrigena
Lecithocera terrigena at Melba, ACT
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| Lecithocera terrigena | ibaird | 1 Mar 2021 | |
| Lecithocera terrigena | donhe | 1 Mar 2021 | |
| Gelechioidea (superfamily) | donhe | 28 Feb 2021 | |
| Unverified | Bron | 28 Feb 2021 |
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4 comments
1 Mar 2021
Shows the same prominent white second leg as does the moth identified as Tritymba sp in sighting no. 4372857.
3 Mar 2021
I have a question about this moth, regarding size. The other Lecithocera terrigena records are 5-12mm whereas this is more like 20mm. That was striking when I saw it. It appears in most other aspects to be the same, although the antennae were not qite as long as the wings, shown in picture two. Interesting - perhaps gender or a different species?
Location information
- Coordinates 149.053111-35.208934
- Places Melba, ACT
Sighting information
- At least 1 Abundance
- 16 Feb 2021 12:52 PM Recorded on
- Bron Recorded by
- 12mm to 25mm Animal size
Collections
- Bron Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Curved-horn moths (all Gelechioidea except Oecophoridae) Moths (Lepidoptera) Insects Lecithocera terrigena
Species information
- Lecithocera terrigena Scientific name
- Lecithocera terrigena Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 1797.2m Recorded at altitude
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Record quality
Quality score
5 / 7
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