Alucita (genus)
7 A Many-plumed Moth at Melba, ACT
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| Alucita (genus) | donhe | 11 Oct 2021 | |
| Alucita phricodes | ibaird | 9 Oct 2021 | |
| Alucita pygmaea | GlennCocking | 4 Jul 2021 | |
| Alucita (genus) | ibaird | 4 Jul 2021 | |
| Unverified | Bron | 4 Jul 2021 |
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User's notes
I found a similar Many-plumed Moth on ALA here: https://biocache.ala.org.au/occurrences/b246126b-d764-402e-9004-fc8fc84a8de4, could it be Alucita pygmaea?
6 comments
4 Jul 2021
Nice.
It's the only time I've seen it and it seems different to the other Aluctita sp. here. Thanks Ian.
It's the only time I've seen it and it seems different to the other Aluctita sp. here. Thanks Ian.
9 Oct 2021
Looking again, this is more likely to be a small A. phricodes. A. pygmaea is a truly tiny, much more northern moth (See Moths of Australia) and looks different (see Inat).
11 Oct 2021
A. pygmaea seems to have larger lengths of brown than white on each plume, like this specimen, whereas A. phricodes has vaguely equal lengths of brown and white on each plume. There are several unnamed Australian species on BOLD. I think this is another one.
Location information
- Coordinates 149.052978-35.208827
- Places Melba, ACT
Sighting information
- At least 1 Abundance
- 14 Nov 2018 01:49 PM Recorded on
- Bron Recorded by
- 5mm to 12mm Animal size
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- Featured Insects Other moths Moths (Lepidoptera) Bron Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Alucita (genus)
Species information
- Alucita (genus) Scientific name
- A Many-plumed Moth Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
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