Phycitodes melanosticta
A Pyralid moth (Phycitinae at Mount Painter
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| Phycitodes melanosticta | WendyEM | 25 Apr 2025 | |
| Phycitodes melanosticta | ibaird | 27 Nov 2024 | |
| Gelechioidea (superfamily) | donhe | 9 Jan 2024 | |
| Heterozyga coppatias | donhe | 8 Jan 2024 | |
| Unverified | CathB | 4 Jan 2024 |
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4 comments
4 Jan 2024
I cannot see the forewing costa clearly. Did it have a dark line along the forewing costa?
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
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.
10 Jan 2024
Glenn Cocking recalls this moth, concurs with Gelechioidae superfamily, but cannot recall the details as yet.
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
- CathB Recorded by
- 5mm to 12mm Animal size
Collections
- CathB NatureMapr Canberra & Southern Tablelands Pyralid or Snout Moths (Pyralidae & Crambidae) Moths (Lepidoptera) Insects Phycitodes melanosticta
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
- External link More information
Record quality
Quality score
4 / 7
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- More than one media file
- Verified by an expert moderator
- Additional attributes
- Nearby sighting(s) of same species
- GPS evidence of location
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