Macrobathra platychroa

7 A Gelechioid moth (Cosmopterigidae) at Hackett, ACT

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Identification history

Macrobathra platychroa	7 Oct 2023	donhe
Macrobathra platychroa	7 Oct 2023	ibaird
Macrobathra (genus)	6 Oct 2023	jb2602

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ibaird noted:

7 Oct 2023

https://biocache.ala.org.au/occurrences/a48d7326-8396-44e5-87d5-612d882fedc0 Previously recorded once by G. Cocking in the ACT at CSIRO Green as part of an ACT Bioblitz Survey 26/10/2013 All previous records online are from southern Victoria near Melbourne, so this second observation in the ACT confirms its occurrence here.

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ibaird wrote:

7 Oct 2023

A new species for CNM if approved.
I think this is a good match for M. platychroa, see
https://biocache.ala.org.au/occurrences/a48d7326-8396-44e5-87d5-612d882fedc0
Previously recorded once by G. Cocking in the ACT at CSIRO Green as part of an ACT Bioblitz Survey 26/10/2013 All previous records online are from southern Victoria near Melbourne, so this second observation in the ACT confirms its occurrence here.
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1 - 3 Abundance
3 Oct 2023 08:03 PM Recorded on
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Significant sightings Featured sightings Insects Curved-horn moths (all Gelechioidea except Oecophoridae) Moths (Lepidoptera) jb2602

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5mm to 12mm Animal size

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Macrobathra platychroa Scientific name
A Gelechioid moth (Cosmopterigidae) Common name
Not Sensitive
Local native
Non-invasive or negligible
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