Morosaphycita oculiferella
A Pyralid moth (Phycitinae at Melba, ACT
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| Morosaphycita oculiferella | ibaird | 23 Mar 2021 | |
| Morosaphycita oculiferella | donhe | 23 Mar 2021 | |
| Faveria tritalis | donhe | 23 Mar 2021 | |
| Faveria laiasalis | kasiaaus | 23 Mar 2021 | |
| Unverified | kasiaaus | 22 Mar 2021 |
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3 comments
23 Mar 2021
The palpi are right for Faveria laiasalis cf tritalis, but also right for Morosaphycita oculliferella and the wing pattern suits the latter better.
23 Mar 2021
23 Mar 2021
It looks quite difficult to distinguish M. oculliferella from F. laiasalis from sight alone. There were many examples on the ALA which lead me to think this was F. laiasalis. I added F. laiasis to the CNM taxonomy, but it must be recognised that F. laiasilis apparently has primarily a tropical and subtropical distribution in Australia. I found no record for it for the ACT online, but M. oculliferella has a general SE Australian distribution.
Location information
- Coordinates 149.049820-35.208783
- Altitude 495.7m
- Places Melba, ACT
Sighting information
- At least 1 Abundance
- 16 Mar 2021 01:03 AM Recorded on
- kasiaaus Recorded by
- 12mm to 25mm Animal size
Collections
- kasiaaus Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Morosaphycita oculiferella Pyralid or Snout Moths (Pyralidae & Crambidae) Moths (Lepidoptera) Insects
Species information
- Morosaphycita oculiferella Scientific name
- A Pyralid moth (Phycitinae Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 626.77m Recorded at altitude
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