Oecophoridae (family)
Unidentified Oecophorid concealer moth at Gundaroo, NSW
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| Oecophoridae (family) | ibaird | 18 Jan 2023 | |
| Oecophoridae (family) | donhe | 17 Jan 2023 | |
| Lepidoptera unclassified IMMATURE | MichaelMulvaney | 17 Jan 2023 | |
| Unverified | Gunyijan | 11 Jan 2023 |
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User's notes
Two eucalypt leaves attached around the edges to provide a cocoon - hanging by a thread on the garage wall.
6 comments
18 Jan 2023
the idea is to take it into protective custody, eg a clean jam-jar with a a fabric top held by an elastic band, and put it on your kitchen window-sill, so you will see it every morning to see if a moth has emerge the previous night.
18 Jan 2023
Aha! Thanks donhe for that advice. That's what I would have done as a kid. I put it back into the cocoon and left it on a shelf in the shed. I'm in Sydney now. Next time! Thanks again.
18 Jan 2023
Could still put it in a jar for examination when you get back? We have so few pairs of photos of larva + adult. A beat-up adult is better than none.
Location information
- Coordinates 149.216022-35.034644
- Altitude 655.0m
- Places Gundaroo, NSW
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 11 Jan 2023 08:49 AM Recorded on
- Gunyijan Recorded by
- Less than 5mm Animal size
- Unknown Gender
- Larvae Breeding behaviour
- Alive / healthy Animal health
- Other activity Insect behaviour on flower
Collections
- Gunyijan Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Oecophoridae (family) Concealer moths (Oecophoridae) Moths (Lepidoptera) Insects
Species information
- Oecophoridae (family) Scientific name
- Unidentified Oecophorid concealer moth Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 1345.8m Recorded at altitude
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