Sighting 4409833
Macrobathra desmotoma
A Cosmet moth at Hackett, ACT
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| Macrobathra desmotoma | ibaird | 25 Nov 2021 | |
| Macrobathra desmotoma | jb2602 | 25 Nov 2021 |
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5 comments
25 Nov 2021
I don't know. I will refer the question to Glenn Cocking. The ALA says M. aphristis is found in WA but that is not borne out by the Bold Systems 4 distribution.
25 Nov 2021
Lepidoptera Butterfly House says the thorax is white in M. aphristis and shows it is not completely so in a photo of a set specimen of M. desmotoma. A difference may be clear in set moths (see LBH website), but less help in live specimens I expect.
25 Nov 2021
I do not understand why Meyrick, in describing M. aphristis in 1889, made no mention of its similarity to M. desmotoma which he described in 1886. I suspect he had forgotten about his former description, and that M. aphristis is a synonym of M. desmotoma.
25 Nov 2021
I do not understand why Meyrick, in describing M. aphristis in 1889, made no mention of its similarity to M. desmotoma which he described in 1886. I suspect he had forgotten about his former description, and that M. aphristis is a synonym of M. desmotoma.
Location information
- Coordinates 149.172475-35.261658
- Maps Mount Ainslie
- Places Hackett, ACT
Sighting information
- At least 1 Abundance
- 23 Nov 2021 03:55 PM Recorded on
- jb2602 Recorded by
- 5mm to 12mm Animal size
Collections
- jb2602 Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Macrobathra desmotoma Curved-horn moths (all Gelechioidea except Oecophoridae) Moths (Lepidoptera) Insects
Species information
- Macrobathra desmotoma Scientific name
- A Cosmet moth Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 804.5m Recorded at altitude
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