Ardozyga macroplaca

A Gelechioid moth at Melba, ACT

Request use of media

Identification history

Ardozyga macroplaca	11 Mar 2022	donhe
Ardozyga macroplaca	10 Mar 2022	ibaird
Ardozyga (genus)	10 Mar 2022	kasiaaus

Identify this sighting

Please Login or Register to identify this sighting.

4 comments

donhe wrote:

10 Mar 2022

Ardozyga macroplaca ?

kasiaaus wrote:

10 Mar 2022

Ardozyga macroplaca looks similar but it does not look the same to me.

ibaird wrote:

10 Mar 2022

I think A. macriplaca is likely looking at the vaiatioin on iNaturalist and that tis make be a melanistic, darker form. See here:
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/25575072

donhe wrote:

10 Mar 2022

A. macroplaca has that same prominent dark triangular forewing subtornal spot on 4427301 that looks very characteristic.

Please Login or Register to comment.

Location information

Coordinates 149.050275 -35.209147
Altitude 596.6m
Places Melba, ACT

Sighting information

At least 1 Abundance
8 Jan 2022 12:15 AM Recorded on
kasiaaus Recorded by
Collections
Insects Moths (Lepidoptera) Curved-horn moths (all Gelechioidea except Oecophoridae) kasiaaus Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr

Additional information

5mm to 12mm Animal size

Species information

Ardozyga macroplaca Scientific name
A Gelechioid moth Common name
Not Sensitive
Local native
Non-invasive or negligible
596.6m Recorded at altitude
Machine learning
External link More information

Record quality

Images or audio
More than one media file
Verified by an expert moderator
Nearby sighting(s) of same species
GPS evidence of location
Description
Additional attributes

Australian Capital Territory

New South Wales

Queensland

Northern Territory

Western Australia

South Australia

Victoria

Tasmania

Ardozyga macroplaca

A Gelechioid moth at Melba, ACT

Identification history

Identify this sighting

4 comments

Location information

Sighting information

Additional information

Species information

Record quality