Acroceuthes metaxanthana
Dog-faced Bell Moth at Watson, ACT
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| Acroceuthes metaxanthana | donhe | 31 Oct 2024 | |
| Acroceuthes metaxanthana | WendyEM | 31 Oct 2024 | |
| Eupselia aristonica | donhe | 31 Oct 2024 | |
| Hypertrophidae (family) | WendyEM | 30 Oct 2024 | |
| Unverified | AniseStar | 27 Jan 2024 |
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User's notes
Tiny moth. Very well camouflaged. Wasn't sure if it was a moth a first but then it flew away.
3 comments
29 Jan 2024
Trichophysetis crocoplaga ? Leucinodes orbonalis ? Niphopyralis chionesis ? Onebala hibisci? Orthaga seminivea ? Cardamyla eurycroca ?
31 Oct 2024
I think this is a MALE Acroceuthes metaxanthana (Tort) which has fluffy white 'shoulders' and on its 'face/head' which can be just glimpsed in this shot. [female is brown with concentric circle markings] See
https://bold-au.hobern.net/specimens.php?taxid=365516
https://moths.csiro.au/?s=Acroceuthes+metaxanthana
https://inaturalist.ala.org.au/observations?taxon_id=471448
https://bold-au.hobern.net/specimens.php?taxid=365516
https://moths.csiro.au/?s=Acroceuthes+metaxanthana
https://inaturalist.ala.org.au/observations?taxon_id=471448
Location information
- Coordinates 149.156216-35.232347
- Altitude 615.1m
- Maps Watson Green Space
- Places Watson, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 27 Jan 2024 10:48 AM Recorded on
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- Bottle brush Associated plant
- 5mm to 12mm Animal size
- Unknown Gender
- Alive / healthy Animal health
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- AniseStar Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Acroceuthes metaxanthana Tortricid moths (Tortricidae) Moths (Lepidoptera) Insects
Species information
- Acroceuthes metaxanthana Scientific name
- Dog-faced Bell Moth Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 994.2m Recorded at altitude
- External link More information
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