Asterivora (genus)
A Metalmark moth (Choreutidae) at Googong, NSW
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| Asterivora (genus) | ibaird | 28 Feb 2024 | |
| Asterivora (genus) | kasiaaus | 28 Feb 2024 | |
| Choreutidae (family) | ibaird | 2 May 2022 | |
| Tebenna micalis | donhe | 2 May 2022 | |
| Unverified | WHall | 2 May 2022 |
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7 comments
2 May 2022
I'm not sure the pattern quite matches Tebenna micalis. Isn't it more similar to sighting 4426214 curenly under Choreutidae (family)?
3 May 2022
A. lampadias is just brown and white, but A. homotypa is nearer. The subapical pale arc is different. I think this is an unnamed Asterivora species.
Location information
- Coordinates 149.196481-35.427522
- Places Googong, NSW
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 2 May 2022 11:51 AM Recorded on
- WHall Recorded by
- 5mm to 12mm Animal size
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- Australian Moths visiting Flowers WHall NatureMapr Canberra & Southern Tablelands Other moths Moths (Lepidoptera) Insects Asterivora (genus)
Species information
- Asterivora (genus) Scientific name
- A Metalmark moth (Choreutidae) Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 592m Recorded at altitude
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