Phycitinae (subfamily)

A snout moth at Ainslie, ACT

Phycitinae (subfamily) at Ainslie, ACT - 27 Sep 2023 04:29 PM

Phycitinae (subfamily) at Ainslie, ACT - 27 Sep 2023 04:29 PM

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Identification history

	Phycitinae (subfamily)	16 Oct 2023	ibaird
	Phycitinae (subfamily)	15 Oct 2023	donhe
	Meyrickiella homosema	14 Oct 2023	donhe
	Unverified	13 Oct 2023	Pirom

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Common disturbed, weedy, grassy woodland. This seems Meyrickiella homosema on Naturmpr. But app does not list it.

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ibaird wrote:

15 Oct 2023

Seems to match M. homosema on LBH but is much plainer and seems to lack the markings characyeristic of the other examples on CNM.

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Location information

Coordinates 149.150406 -35.265931
Altitude 627.7m
Maps Mount Ainslie
Places Ainslie, ACT

Sighting information

8 Abundance
27 Sep 2023 04:29 PM Recorded on
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Insects Pyralid or Snout Moths (Pyralidae & Crambidae) Moths (Lepidoptera) Pirom Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr

Additional information

12mm to 25mm Animal size
False Insect on a flower

Species information

Phycitinae (subfamily) Scientific name
A snout moth Common name
Not Sensitive
Local native
Non-invasive or negligible
Up to 902.9m Recorded at altitude
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