Unplaced psammochroa

Stripey Plutellid at Melba, ACT

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Identification history

Unplaced psammochroa	4 Feb 2022	donhe
Unplaced psammochroa	4 Feb 2022	ibaird
Culladia cuneiferellus	7 Jan 2022	GlennCocking
Ancylolomia westwoodi	8 Dec 2021	donhe
Unverified	7 Dec 2021	kasiaaus

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4 comments

kasiaaus wrote:

7 Dec 2021

I'm not sure if it can be Lecithoceridae. This moth holds it's wings quite differently (very vertical) and I can't find any Lecithoceridae with a similar wing pattern. Hmm...

ibaird wrote:

7 Dec 2021

Yes, agreed. I'm sure I;ve seen a picture of this speces somewhere, but I can't recall where!

donhe wrote:

8 Dec 2021

Antennae too short for Lecithoceridae. That posture is common in Crambinae.

ibaird wrote:

7 Jan 2022

I'm not convinced its C. cuneiferellus either. There are no photos of this species I can find with antennae pointing forward like this (at least on the ALA). The antennae are usually brown coloured. These are whitish and have a distinct form showing diamond-shape segments. The forewing pattern also looks diffierent to what I see as the typical C. cuneiferellus pattern too.

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Location information

Coordinates 149.050852 -35.208503
Altitude 578.5m
Places Melba, ACT

Sighting information

At least 1 Abundance
8 Oct 2021 11:41 PM Recorded on
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Insects Moths (Lepidoptera) Other moths kasiaaus Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr

Additional information

12mm to 25mm Animal size

Species information

Unplaced psammochroa Scientific name
Stripey Plutellid Common name
Not Sensitive
Local native
Non-invasive or negligible
578.5m to 593.8m Recorded at altitude
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