Horehound plume moth at Campbell, ACT
Identification history
| Wheeleria spilodactylus | 22 Feb 2024 | donhe | ||
| Wheeleria spilodactylus | 22 Feb 2024 | ibaird | ||
| Pterophoridae (family) | 21 Feb 2024 | donhe | ||
| Megalorhipida leucodactyla | 21 Feb 2024 | Imlac |
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User's notes
It was about 1.5 cm across and was perched on a white wall here in Canberra. It had the appearance of being a large mosquito with feathery wings.
4 comments
donhe
wrote:
21 Feb 2024
I think the wing and abdominal markings do not correspond to any of the 39 species illustrated on LBH.
Imlac
wrote:
21 Feb 2024
I'm happy to be educated. I have no expertise so welcome informed commentary.
donhe
wrote:
22 Feb 2024
LBH : Lepidoptera website of the Butterfly House at Coffs Harbour, especially
http://lepidoptera.butterflyhouse.com.au/pter/pter-moths.html
http://lepidoptera.butterflyhouse.com.au/pter/pter-moths.html
ibaird
wrote:
22 Feb 2024
Looks like Wheeleria spilodactylus to me.see here: See
https://biocache.ala.org.au/occurrences/2c8b0a4a-dc71-48d2-ab31-596fcd71417a
https://biocache.ala.org.au/occurrences/2c8b0a4a-dc71-48d2-ab31-596fcd71417a
Location information
- Coordinates 149.143844-35.288139
- Altitude 570.3m
- Places Campbell, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 19 Feb 2024 12:35 PM Recorded on
- Imlac Recorded by
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Insects Moths (Lepidoptera) Other moths Imlac Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr
Additional information
- On a white wall Associated plant
- 5mm to 12mm Animal size
- Unknown Gender
Species information
- Wheeleria spilodactylus Scientific name
- Horehound plume moth Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Exotic
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 782m Recorded at altitude
- Machine learning
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