Phycitodes melanosticta

A Pyralid moth (Phycitinae at Mount Painter

Phycitodes melanosticta at Mount Painter - 2 Jan 2024 03:54 PM

Phycitodes melanosticta at Mount Painter - 2 Jan 2024 03:54 PM

Phycitodes melanosticta at Mount Painter - 2 Jan 2024 03:54 PM

Phycitodes melanosticta at Mount Painter - 2 Jan 2024 03:54 PM

Phycitodes melanosticta at Mount Painter - 2 Jan 2024 03:54 PM

Phycitodes melanosticta at Mount Painter - 2 Jan 2024 03:54 PM

Phycitodes melanosticta at Mount Painter - 2 Jan 2024 03:54 PM

Phycitodes melanosticta at Mount Painter - 2 Jan 2024 03:54 PM

Phycitodes melanosticta at Mount Painter - 2 Jan 2024 03:54 PM

Phycitodes melanosticta at Mount Painter - 2 Jan 2024 03:54 PM

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Identification history

	Phycitodes melanosticta	25 Apr 2025	WendyEM
	Phycitodes melanosticta	27 Nov 2024	ibaird
	Gelechioidea (superfamily)	9 Jan 2024	donhe
	Heterozyga coppatias	8 Jan 2024	donhe
	Unverified	4 Jan 2024	CathB

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4 comments

donhe wrote:

4 Jan 2024

I cannot see the forewing costa clearly. Did it have a dark line along the forewing costa?

CathB wrote:

7 Jan 2024

Hi Don. Yes, there is a very fine dark line along the edge. I have added another photo that I hope shows it more clearly

ibaird wrote:

8 Jan 2024

I'm not sure the anterior line of dots are positioned correctly to comply with H. coppatias. They are in line sloped the wrong way to my eye.

ibaird wrote:

10 Jan 2024

Glenn Cocking recalls this moth, concurs with Gelechioidae superfamily, but cannot recall the details as yet.

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Location information

Coordinates 149.072872 -35.265918
Maps Mount Painter
Places Cook, ACT

Sighting information

At least 1 Abundance
2 Jan 2024 03:54 PM Recorded on
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CathB NatureMapr Canberra & Southern Tablelands Pyralid or Snout Moths (Pyralidae & Crambidae) Moths (Lepidoptera) Insects

Additional information

5mm to 12mm Animal size

Species information

Phycitodes melanosticta Scientific name
A Pyralid moth (Phycitinae Common name
Not Sensitive
Local native
Non-invasive or negligible
Up to 593m Recorded at altitude
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