Ancylis himerodana

Olethreutinae at Mount Ainslie

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Identification history

Ancylis himerodana	18 Apr 2024	donhe
Ancylis himerodana	17 Apr 2024	WendyEM
Ancylis (genus)	16 Apr 2024	ibaird
Ancylis (genus)	16 Apr 2024	Pirom

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Ancylis himerodana? Concentrated on 2x2m sparsely vegetated stony patch in grassy woodland. On and near ground. Sp. Inc mosses, lichens, lomandra filiformis, cryptandra sp.

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ibaird wrote:

16 Apr 2024

If this is indeed aAncylis

ibaird wrote:

16 Apr 2024

If this is indeed an Ancylis (genus) species it is a good match for other similarly examples posted here on NatureMapr. However I have not found a convincing match on BOLD but I agree there are stong similaties with the species A. humerdana shown there.

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Location information

Coordinates 149.171203 -35.260069
Altitude 673.7m
Maps Mount Ainslie
Places Hackett, ACT

Sighting information

16 - 100 Abundance
16 Apr 2024 02:26 PM Recorded on
Pirom Recorded by
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Pirom Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Tortricid moths (Tortricidae) Moths (Lepidoptera) Insects

Additional information

Alive / healthy Animal health
5mm to 12mm Animal size
False Insect on a flower

Species information

Ancylis himerodana Scientific name
Olethreutinae Common name
Not Sensitive
Local native
Non-invasive or negligible
Up to 1175m Recorded at altitude
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Australian Capital Territory

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