A Fairy Moth at Murrumbateman, NSW
Identification history
| Nemophora (genus) | 8 Apr 2022 | ibaird | ||
| Nemophora (genus) | 7 Apr 2022 | donhe | ||
| Nemophora sparsella | 6 Apr 2022 | SimoneC |
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User's notes
Moths in the ACT seems to suggest that Nemophora on Acacia may be another species, and that N. sparsella should be expected on Bursaria in Jan/Feb rather than this time of year - but they certainly look like a good match
4 comments
ibaird
wrote:
7 Apr 2022
This moth has an orange topknot. Only one moth each out of threee posted on the ALA and iNaturalist shows N. opalina with an orange head.
SimoneC
wrote:
7 Apr 2022
Not sure but I think there may be some sexual dimorphism in Nemophora, I think the females (with shorter antennae) have topknots while the males (with long filamentous antennae) lack topknots but have much bigger eyes. This is evident in the two photos of N. sparsella in Moths in the ACT
CathB
wrote:
7 Apr 2022
Interesting. I just had a quick look through the sightings on CNM of both N. sparsella and sp., and the topknots do seem to go with smaller eyes and shorter antennae. The ones where you can see long antennae seem to have the bulbous eyes which don't leave much room for a topknot.
Location information
- Coordinates 149.049902-34.977391
- Places Murrumbateman, NSW
Sighting information
- 4 - 15 Abundance
- 2 Apr 2022 11:58 AM Recorded on
- SimoneC Recorded by
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Collections
SimoneC Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Nemophora (genus) Other moths Moths (Lepidoptera) Insects
Additional information
- Acacia baileyana Associated plant
- 5mm to 12mm Animal size
Species information
- Nemophora (genus) Scientific name
- A Fairy Moth Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 701.3m Recorded at altitude
- External link More information
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- More than one media file
- Verified by an expert moderator
- Nearby sighting(s) of same species
- GPS evidence of location
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