Sighting 4473559
Macrobathra harmostis
a Cosmopterigid moth at Charleys Forest, NSW
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| Macrobathra harmostis | donhe | 6 Mar 2023 | |
| Macrobathra harmostis | ibaird | 6 Mar 2023 | |
| Macrobathra (genus) | ibaird | 6 Mar 2023 | |
| Unverified | arjay | 6 Mar 2023 |
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User's notes
Amazing antennae. Either they were waving in the breeze or it could wave them about independently of each other ... at one point they were rotating in opposite directions.
5 comments
6 Mar 2023
Looks like M. harmostis, including the orange palps and white tip to the antennae. M. harmostis online do not show yellow on the basal white forewing band though.
6 Mar 2023
M. callipatella shows tropical distribution, White band in antennae is more prominent in this specimen..
Location information
- Maps Mongarlowe River
- Places Charleys Forest, NSW
Sighting information
- At least 1 Abundance
- arjay Recorded by
- 12mm to 25mm Animal size
- Alive / healthy Animal health
Collections
- Insects Curved-horn moths (all Gelechioidea except Oecophoridae) Moths (Lepidoptera) arjay Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Macrobathra harmostis
Species information
- Macrobathra harmostis Scientific name
- a Cosmopterigid moth Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- External link More information
Record quality
Quality score
4 / 7
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- Additional attributes
- More than one media file
- Nearby sighting(s) of same species
- GPS evidence of location