Tebenna micalis
Small Thistle Moth at Belconnen, ACT
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| Tebenna micalis | donhe | 17 Dec 2021 | |
| Tebenna micalis | ibaird | 16 Dec 2021 | |
| Unverified | Spectregram | 16 Dec 2021 |
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User's notes
This is a very tiny moth. I was hoping it was a peacock spider, but it was this small moth. It looks like a common nettle tap moth. Or metalmark.
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16 Dec 2021
Yes, this is similar to Anthophila fabriciana, the Nettle-tap (UK), but smaller, and is a metalmark in the family Choreutidae. Tebenna micalis has a world-wide distribution including occurring in the southern UK counties.
Location information
- Coordinates 149.072661-35.247383
- Altitude 602.6m
- Places Belconnen, ACT
Sighting information
- 2 Abundance
- 16 Dec 2021 11:23 AM Recorded on
- Spectregram Recorded by
- The plant was on a textured wall Associated plant
- Less than 5mm Animal size
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Species information
- Tebenna micalis Scientific name
- Small Thistle Moth Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 1632m Recorded at altitude
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