Unidentified Oecophorid concealer moth at Melba, ACT
Identification history
| Oecophoridae (family) | 24 May 2022 | donhe | ||
| Oecophoridae (family) | 24 May 2022 | ibaird | ||
| Unverified | 9 Feb 2022 | kasiaaus |
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4 comments
kasiaaus
wrote:
10 Feb 2022
To me this moth does not look like Athetis tenuis but I can't quite explain why.
donhe
wrote:
10 Feb 2022
I think the shape of the wings is too rounded for Noctuidae. There is hair on the head : Tineoidea?
ibaird
wrote:
10 Feb 2022
OK, I had my doubts too. The new Moths book (in press) I think, may help to separate some of these similar looking moths. The forewing has a slight 'point' is 'squared off' slightly and has subtle markings on the outer forewing margin alomg the costa near the tip. I think I have seen others like it.
GlennCocking
wrote:
24 May 2022
It's short upcurved palpi are consistent with Stennomatidae but I can't match it there. It's probably an oecophorid, some have short palpi.
Location information
- Coordinates 149.050042-35.208702
- Altitude 560.1m
- Places Melba, ACT
Sighting information
- At least 1 Abundance
- 10 Dec 2021 10:53 PM Recorded on
- kasiaaus Recorded by
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Collections
kasiaaus Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Oecophoridae (family) Concealer moths (Oecophoridae) Moths (Lepidoptera) Insects
Additional information
- 12mm to 25mm Animal size
Species information
- Oecophoridae (family) Scientific name
- Unidentified Oecophorid concealer moth Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 1345.8m Recorded at altitude
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- Nearby sighting(s) of same species
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