A Concealer moth (Wingia group at Melba, ACT
Identification history
| Euphiltra angustior | 30 Oct 2024 | DianneClarke | ||
| Euphiltra angustior | 30 Oct 2024 | WendyEM | ||
| Euphiltra celeteria | 14 Oct 2024 | kasiaaus | ||
| Euphiltra (genus) | 27 Dec 2021 | donhe | ||
| Euphiltra (genus) | 27 Dec 2021 | ibaird | ||
| Unidentified | 27 Dec 2021 | kasiaaus |
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3 comments
kasiaaus
wrote:
27 Dec 2021
I don't think this is Monopis meliorella, Ian. I agree that it is very similar in appearance but it has upturned palps, clearly visible in the first photo, and the pattern, while very similr at first glance, is actually different if you look at it more closely. The collar is darker and has no creast, the termen is orange along its whole length, the head is not fluffy ... One is probably a mimic of the other...
ibaird
wrote:
27 Dec 2021
OK, well spotted, no Tineid woolly head either. An Euphiltra (genus) species I think. I'm suggesting E. eroticella however, see Sighting No. 4355434. There are other similar looking Euphiltra species.
kasiaaus
wrote:
27 Dec 2021
Yes, that looks right. It is one of the Euphiltra for sure and probably eroticella but it does not look 100% right.
Location information
- Coordinates 149.050000-35.208612
- Places Melba, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 - 3 Abundance
- 22 Oct 2021 10:16 PM Recorded on
- kasiaaus Recorded by
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Insects Concealer moths (Oecophoridae) Moths (Lepidoptera) kasiaaus
Additional information
- 12mm to 25mm Animal size
Species information
- Euphiltra angustior Scientific name
- A Concealer moth (Wingia group Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 561.6m Recorded at altitude
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