Sighting 4522730
Lecithocera terrigena
2 Lecithocera terrigena at Googong, NSW
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| Lecithocera terrigena | ibaird | 4 Nov 2023 | |
| Lecithocera terrigena | donhe | 2 Nov 2023 | |
| Turneriprocris dolens | donhe | 2 Nov 2023 | |
| Unverified | Wandiyali | 2 Nov 2023 |
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User's notes
Many of these tiny black moths in mixed native & exotic forbs and grasses.
1 comment
2 Nov 2023
I have my doubts this is Turneriprocris dolens (Zygaenioidea).
This moth has a white head, backward pointing white palps and thin antennae..
T;dolens has thick antennae with projections along its length and the hindwings are dark purple. No white head ot palsps.
This moth has a white head, backward pointing white palps and thin antennae..
T;dolens has thick antennae with projections along its length and the hindwings are dark purple. No white head ot palsps.
Location information
- Maps Wandiyali-Environa Conservation Area
- Places Googong, NSW
Sighting information
- 101 - 1,000 Abundance
- Wandiyali Recorded by
- Less than 5mm Animal size
Collections
- Wandiyali Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Curved-horn moths (all Gelechioidea except Oecophoridae) Moths (Lepidoptera) Insects Lecithocera terrigena
Species information
- Lecithocera terrigena Scientific name
- Lecithocera terrigena Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 1797.2m Recorded at altitude
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Record quality
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