Thalerotricha mylicella

A concealer moth at Jerangle, NSW

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Identification history

Thalerotricha mylicella	15 Oct 2023	donhe
Thalerotricha mylicella	15 Oct 2023	ibaird
Oecophoridae (family)	14 Oct 2023	donhe
Unidentified	14 Oct 2023	Csteele4

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User's notes

No idea on this little guy. Only shot I could get on an insanely windy day. At the bush block.

4 comments

donhe wrote:

14 Oct 2023

Nice photo. Sorry that several species in several genera in Oecophoridae look rather like that.

Csteele4 wrote:

14 Oct 2023

@donhe I thought that may be the case. As I own the block and it's close to home I'll check back soon and see if I can get some better photos on a calmer day.

donhe wrote:

14 Oct 2023

@Csteele4 : Capturing it and putting it to sleep in the fridge may allow you to expose (and photograph ) a hindwing, and photograph the head in close-up, before it warms up and objects. Such photos may help to reduce the ambiguity.

ibaird wrote:

15 Oct 2023

The faint dot pattern suggests to me its Thalerotricha mylicella

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Location information

Coordinates 149.341070 -35.961256
Altitude 1022.0m
Places Jerangle, NSW

Sighting information

1 - 3 Abundance
14 Oct 2023 03:52 PM Recorded on
Csteele4 Recorded by

Additional information

Alive / healthy Animal health
5mm to 12mm Animal size
False Pollinator Insect on Flower

Species information

Thalerotricha mylicella Scientific name
A concealer moth Common name
Not Sensitive
Local native
Non-Invasive
Up to 1022m Recorded at altitude
Machine learning
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