Acroceuthes metaxanthana

Dog-faced Bell Moth at Watson, ACT

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Identification history

Acroceuthes metaxanthana	31 Oct 2024	donhe
Acroceuthes metaxanthana	31 Oct 2024	WendyEM
Eupselia aristonica	31 Oct 2024	donhe
Hypertrophidae sp. (family)	30 Oct 2024	WendyEM
Unidentified	27 Jan 2024	AniseStar

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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

donhe wrote:

29 Jan 2024

Trichophysetis crocoplaga ? Leucinodes orbonalis ? Niphopyralis chionesis ? Onebala hibisci? Orthaga seminivea ? Cardamyla eurycroca ?

WendyEM wrote:

30 Oct 2024

another possibility might be something like Proselena camacinana (Tort)

WendyEM wrote:

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

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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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Insects Moths (Lepidoptera) Tortricid moths (Tortricidae) AniseStar

Additional information

Bottle brush Associated plant
5mm to 12mm Animal size
Unknown Gender
Alive / healthy Animal health

Species information

Acroceuthes metaxanthana Scientific name
Dog-faced Bell Moth Common name
Not Sensitive
Local native
Non-invasive or negligible
Up to 615.1m Recorded at altitude
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