Insects
Moths (Lepidoptera)
Curved-horn moths (all Gelechioidea except Oecophoridae)
Sighting 4460426

Unidentified

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Unidentified at suppressed - 18 Dec 2022
Unidentified at suppressed - 18 Dec 2022
Unidentified at suppressed - 18 Dec 2022
Unidentified at suppressed - 18 Dec 2022
Unidentified at suppressed - 18 Dec 2022
Unidentified at suppressed - 18 Dec 2022
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Identification history

Ardozyga mesochra and similar species 24 Dec 2022 donhe
Unidentified 23 Dec 2022 ConBoekel

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4 comments

ibaird wrote:
   24 Dec 2022
What about those massive palps sticking out at the front f the head?
donhe wrote:
   25 Dec 2022
Maybe displaying?
ibaird wrote:
   25 Dec 2022
I have found no Ardozyga (genus) moth with this shape or markings.
donhe wrote:
   25 Dec 2022
Depressariidae seems to have species with the longest upcurved palps of all the Gelichioidea, but I can find no pattern match with common species.

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Sighting information

  • 1 Abundance
  • 18 Dec 2022 03:56 PM Recorded on
  • ConBoekel Recorded by

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  • 5mm to 12mm Animal size

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