Telocharacta metachroa
A concealer moth at Mongarlowe, NSW
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| Telocharacta metachroa | donhe | 22 Oct 2024 | |
| Telocharacta metachroa | ibaird | 22 Oct 2024 | |
| Zacorus carus | donhe | 21 Oct 2024 | |
| Unverified | LisaH | 20 Oct 2024 |
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3 comments
22 Oct 2024
The inner segment of the palps in this specimen is a dark grey colour without hairs. That contrasts with the inner segments of the palps of Zacorus carus which are white and hairy in the examples I see here on NatureMapr and online elsewhere.
22 Oct 2024
Quite possibly, I think. The yellowness seems to vary. Interesting that most perhaps all observations of T. metachroa on the ALA seem to originate from NatureMapr and the Canberra and Southern Tablemands region. iNaturalist's only record looks different and has spots on the forewing.
Location information
- Maps Mongarlowe River
- Places Mongarlowe, NSW
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- LisaH Recorded by
- 12mm to 25mm Animal size
- Alive / healthy Animal health
Collections
- Insects Concealer moths (Oecophoridae) Moths (Lepidoptera) LisaH Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Telocharacta metachroa
Species information
- Telocharacta metachroa Scientific name
- A concealer moth Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 1302.52m Recorded at altitude
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