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Onycodes traumataria

Small Twisted Moth at suppressed

Onycodes traumataria at suppressed - 29 Jan 2023
Onycodes traumataria at suppressed - 29 Jan 2023
Onycodes traumataria at suppressed - 29 Jan 2023
Onycodes traumataria at suppressed - 29 Jan 2023
Onycodes traumataria at suppressed - 29 Jan 2023
Onycodes traumataria at suppressed - 29 Jan 2023
Onycodes traumataria at suppressed - 29 Jan 2023
Onycodes traumataria at suppressed - 29 Jan 2023
Onycodes traumataria at suppressed - 29 Jan 2023
Onycodes traumataria at suppressed - 29 Jan 2023
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Identification history

Onycodes traumataria 29 Jan 2023 ibaird
Onycodes traumataria 29 Jan 2023 donhe
Unidentified 29 Jan 2023 Steve_Bok

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User's notes

Attracted to UV light, approx 30-35mm wingspan. Onycodes traumataria?

3 comments

donhe wrote:
   29 Jan 2023
Some BOLD specimens of O. traumataria show the dogleg in the median line near the forewing apex.
ibaird wrote:
   29 Jan 2023
Not O. rubra? They look difficult to tell apart.
donhe wrote:
   30 Jan 2023
No dogleg in BOLD specimens of O. rubra.

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Species information

  • Onycodes traumataria Scientific name
  • Small Twisted Moth Common name
  • Not Sensitive
  • Local Native
  • Non-Invasive

Sighting information

  • 1 Abundance
  • 29 Jan 2023 08:30 AM Recorded on
  • Steve_Bok Recorded by

Additional information

  • 25mm to 50mm Animal size
  • Alive / healthy Animal health

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