Sighting 4409396
Peritropha oligodrachma
A Twig moth (Hypertrophinae at Cook, ACT
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| Peritropha oligodrachma | donhe | 25 Nov 2021 | |
| Peritropha oligodrachma | ibaird | 22 Nov 2021 | |
| Hypertropha tortriciformis | CathB | 22 Nov 2021 |
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2 comments
23 Nov 2021
The orange patch on the forewing hind-margin by the tornus seems more like that of H. tortriciformis.
23 Nov 2021
I thought it was a good match to Cathy Power's moth: https://bie.ala.org.au/species/urn:lsid:biodiversity.org.au:afd.taxon:9577f55b-8adf-4f1b-bf3c-ce94124b91a2#gallery
Location information
- Coordinates 149.071322-35.265459
- Maps Mount Painter
- Places Cook, ACT
Sighting information
- At least 1 Abundance
- 21 Nov 2021 09:30 AM Recorded on
- CathB Recorded by
- E. blakelyi Associated plant
- 12mm to 25mm Animal size
Collections
- CathB Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Peritropha oligodrachma Curved-horn moths (all Gelechioidea except Oecophoridae) Moths (Lepidoptera) Insects
Species information
- Peritropha oligodrachma Scientific name
- A Twig moth (Hypertrophinae Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 683m Recorded at altitude
- External link More information
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Synonyms
Anthoecia divitiosa
Record quality
Quality score
4 / 7
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- Additional attributes
- Nearby sighting(s) of same species
- GPS evidence of location
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