Sighting 4548313
A Gelechioid moth (Pexicopiinae) at QPRC LGA
Identification history
| Decatopseustis cataphanes | 30 Jan 2024 | donhe | ||
| Decatopseustis cataphanes | 29 Jan 2024 | ibaird | ||
| Unidentified | 27 Jan 2024 | DianneClarke |
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Decatopseustis cataphanes
4 comments
donhe
wrote:
28 Jan 2024
Why does this look similar to the photo from Maleny 2 years ago at
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/142702566
?
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/142702566
?
DianneClarke
wrote:
28 Jan 2024
It does look similar which is why I thought it was the same species. There are differences eg this one has more brown on the wing edge and the last yellow band is narrower.
DianneClarke
wrote:
28 Jan 2024
Could this one be Decatopseustis xanthastis? https://bold-au.hobern.net/specimen.php?processid=ANICX311-11
Location information
- Places Jerrabomberra, NSW
Sighting information
- 1 - 3 Abundance
- 26 Jan 2024 11:07 PM Recorded on
- DianneClarke Recorded by
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Collections
Insects Moths (Lepidoptera) Curved-horn moths (all Gelechioidea except Oecophoridae) DianneClarke
Additional information
- 5mm to 12mm Animal size
- Alive / healthy Animal health
Species information
- Decatopseustis cataphanes Scientific name
- A Gelechioid moth (Pexicopiinae) Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Machine learning
- External link More information
Record quality
- Images or audio
- More than one media file
- Verified by an expert moderator
- Nearby sighting(s) of same species
- GPS evidence of location
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