Sighting 4460934
Snellenia lineata
3 Lycid-mimicking Moth at Molonglo Valley, ACT
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| Snellenia lineata | ibaird | 27 Dec 2022 | |
| Snellenia lineata | CathB | 27 Dec 2022 |
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Appendages in all directions!
3 comments
27 Dec 2022
This is moth that visits flowers during the daytime and mimics net-winged beetles in the Lycidae family.
27 Dec 2022
Although smaller, the colour and general shape certainly look like the Porrostoma beetles that are common at the moment, but the enormous 'horns' and the lifted legs spoil the illusion somewhat.
27 Dec 2022
Yes, despite this mimicry, I have still seen large numberss of Silver Gulls hawking after and feeding on large numbers of flying Lycid beetles on warm afternoons in Canberra. So any mimicry benefit to the moth may be somewhat illusory.
Location information
- Coordinates 149.081257-35.270870
- Altitude 551.3m
- Maps Aranda Bushland
- Places Molonglo Valley, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 27 Dec 2022 08:18 AM Recorded on
- CathB Recorded by
- Acacia Associated plant
- 5mm to 12mm Animal size
- Alive / healthy Animal health
Collections
- Insects Moths (Lepidoptera) Curved-horn moths (all Gelechioidea except Oecophoridae) CathB Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Snellenia lineata
Species information
- Snellenia lineata Scientific name
- Lycid-mimicking Moth Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 764m Recorded at altitude
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