Opogona omoscopa
Detritus Moth at Jerrabomberra, NSW
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| Opogona omoscopa | donhe | 3 Apr 2024 | |
| Tineidae (family) | DianneClarke | 3 Apr 2024 |
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6 comments
3 Apr 2024
I don't think it is O. opogona as it is one I was quite familiar with in Qld and this one is much smaller, this has a fluffy head and other features are different too.
3 Apr 2024
Closer but I it doesn't have the dark markings that I can see on the examples of Niditinea fuscella that I can find.
3 Apr 2024
I think it looks even more like Parochmastis styracodes on LBH, particularly the spot in the fringes of the forewing by the tornus, although again the forewing dark markings are less evident than in the LBH photos.
3 Apr 2024
Hmm. Hard to sure. But there is not much evidence of the three black diagonal bands across the forewing which is a feature of several exmples of P. styracodes on iNaturalist.
Location information
- Coordinates 149.218036-35.379598
- Places Jerrabomberra, NSW
Sighting information
- 3 Abundance
- 29 Mar 2024 07:45 PM Recorded on
- DianneClarke Recorded by
- 5mm to 12mm Animal size
- Alive / healthy Animal health
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- DianneClarke NatureMapr Canberra & Southern Tablelands Other moths Moths (Lepidoptera) Insects Opogona omoscopa
Species information
- Opogona omoscopa Scientific name
- Detritus Moth Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Cosmopolitan
- Minor weed or pest
- Up to 711m Recorded at altitude
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