Sighting 4561776
A Cosmet moth at Legacy Park Woodland Reserve
Identification history
| Macrobathra desmotoma | 24 Mar 2024 | ibaird | ||
| Macrobathra aphristis | 22 Mar 2024 | donhe | ||
| Macrobathra desmotoma | 22 Mar 2024 | donhe | ||
| Macrobathra (genus) | 21 Mar 2024 | Hejor1 |
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5 comments
WendyEM
wrote:
21 Mar 2024
I can't see any M. sp that fully match this moth. Several are close but none with the extra white spot near wing apex plus the other markings. Nor match in other genera. I think it needs to stay as M. sp
donhe
wrote:
22 Mar 2024
The M. desmotoma photo from Bold at LBH shows, on the right forewing, the triple white spots : at apex, midmargin and tornus.
WendyEM
wrote:
22 Mar 2024
I think this page https://www.boldsystems.org/index.php/Public_BarcodeCluster?clusteruri=BOLD:AAF5402 is saying that on genetic analysis that specimen is closest to M. aphristis
Location information
- Coordinates 149.149200-35.288836
- Altitude 601.5m
- Maps Legacy Park Woodland Reserve
- Places Campbell, ACT
Sighting information
- At least 1 Abundance
- 20 Mar 2024 05:17 PM Recorded on
- Hejor1 Recorded by
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Collections
Hejor1 Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Macrobathra desmotoma Curved-horn moths (all Gelechioidea except Oecophoridae) Moths (Lepidoptera) Insects
Additional information
- 5mm to 12mm Animal size
- False Insect on a flower
Species information
- Macrobathra desmotoma Scientific name
- A Cosmet moth Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 804.5m Recorded at altitude
- 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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