Blastobasis scotia

Gelechioidea at Turner, ACT

Blastobasis scotia at Turner, ACT - 2 Mar 2024 10:00 PM

Blastobasis scotia at Turner, ACT - 2 Mar 2024 10:00 PM

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Identification history

	Blastobasis scotia	10 Mar 2024	ibaird
	Blastobasis scotia	10 Mar 2024	donhe
	Blastobasis (genus)	9 Mar 2024	DianneClarke
	Unidentified	9 Mar 2024	ConBoekel

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4 comments

donhe wrote:

9 Mar 2024

No upturned palps, so not Gelechioidea.

DianneClarke wrote:

9 Mar 2024

I thought I could see one but it isn't clear

donhe wrote:

10 Mar 2024

No upturned palps are visible in many of the sightings on iNat of Blastobasis scotia, so I guess the absence of visible palps is not diagnostic.

ibaird wrote:

10 Mar 2024

I think this fits closely the image sof this species on the ALA.

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Location information

Coordinates 149.117338 -35.269002
Places Turner, ACT

Sighting information

1 Abundance
2 Mar 2024 10:00 PM Recorded on
ConBoekel Recorded by
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Insects Moths (Lepidoptera) Curved-horn moths (all Gelechioidea except Oecophoridae) ConBoekel Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr

Additional information

5mm to 12mm Animal size

Species information

Blastobasis scotia Scientific name
Gelechioidea Common name
Not Sensitive
Local native
Non-invasive or negligible
Machine learning
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