Heliocausta undescribed species

A Concealer moth (Wingia group) at Melba, ACT

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Identification history

Heliocausta undescribed species	30 Apr 2022	GlennCocking
Heliocausta oecophorella	28 Feb 2022	donhe
Heliocausta undescribed species	27 Feb 2022	kasiaaus

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4 comments

ibaird wrote:

27 Feb 2022

Not H. oecophorella?

kasiaaus wrote:

27 Feb 2022

I thought it looked like the undescribed species but I really don't know.

kasiaaus wrote:

28 Feb 2022

Why H. oecophorella?

donhe wrote:

28 Feb 2022

Brown form, a forewing reddish costa, a marginal and a submarginal arc of dots, and 3 dots in the right places, see brown form at
https://www.boldsystems.org/index.php/Taxbrowser_Taxonpage?taxid=405047

It does look like the undescribed ANIC16 at
https://www.boldsystems.org/index.php/Taxbrowser_Taxonpage?taxid=405065

but mere mortals cannot tell them apart.

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Location information

Coordinates 149.050180 -35.208623
Altitude 584.8m
Places Melba, ACT

Sighting information

At least 1 Abundance
1 Jan 2022 11:34 PM Recorded on
kasiaaus Recorded by
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Insects Concealer moths (Oecophoridae) Moths (Lepidoptera) kasiaaus Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr

Additional information

12mm to 25mm Animal size

Species information

Heliocausta undescribed species Scientific name
A Concealer moth (Wingia group) Common name
Not Sensitive
Local native
Non-invasive or negligible
Up to 1646.02m Recorded at altitude
Machine learning
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Australian Capital Territory

New South Wales

Queensland

Northern Territory

Western Australia

South Australia

Victoria

Tasmania