Heteromicta tripartitella

1 A Pyralid moth at Ainslie, ACT

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Identification history

Heteromicta tripartitella	5 Jan 2022	donhe
Heteromicta tripartitella	5 Jan 2022	ibaird
Orthaga thyrisalis	5 Jan 2022	donhe
Crambidae sp. (family)	5 Jan 2022	jb2602

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ibaird wrote:

5 Jan 2022

See also here at:-
https://bie.ala.org.au/species/urn:lsid:biodiversity.org.au:afd.taxon:3323dd9f-cabc-473e-931b-4a6591501747#gallery

ibaird wrote:

5 Jan 2022

The prominent palps are consistent with H. tripartella and so are the mid forewing markimgs. On the ALA this species varies in apparance from brown to grey overall and mixtures of the two. If confirmed this is a new species record for CNM.

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Location information

Coordinates 149.152069 -35.259204
Places Ainslie, ACT

Sighting information

At least 1 Abundance
31 Dec 2021 11:55 PM Recorded on
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My flagged sightings Insects Moths (Lepidoptera) Pyralid or Snout Moths (Pyralidae & Crambidae) jb2602 Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr

Additional information

12mm to 25mm Animal size

Species information

Heteromicta tripartitella Scientific name
A Pyralid moth Common name
Not Sensitive
Local native
Non-invasive or negligible
Machine learning
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Australian Capital Territory

New South Wales

Queensland

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South Australia

Victoria

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