Sighting 4422847
Macrobathra aphristis
A Gelechioid moth at Melba, ACT
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| Macrobathra aphristis | ibaird | 6 Feb 2022 | |
| Macrobathra aphristis | kasiaaus | 6 Feb 2022 |
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2 comments
6 Feb 2022
It's probably the common Macrobathra desmotoma but I'm hoping it's Macrobathra aphristis as it looks a bit different.
6 Feb 2022
Yes I agree it does look sufficiently different to be M. aphristis, I note Lepidopters Butterfly House says the eastern Australian look alikes are an as yet un-named species. However, BOLD Systems 4 specimens from the ACT have the name M. aphristis attributed to them.
Location information
- Coordinates 149.050245-35.208958
- Altitude 577.4m
- Places Melba, ACT
Sighting information
- At least 1 Abundance
- 2 Dec 2021 12:38 AM Recorded on
- kasiaaus Recorded by
- 12mm to 25mm Animal size
Collections
- kasiaaus Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Macrobathra aphristis Curved-horn moths (all Gelechioidea except Oecophoridae) Moths (Lepidoptera) Insects
Species information
- Macrobathra aphristis Scientific name
- A Gelechioid moth Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 755.8m Recorded at altitude
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