A fungus moth at Curtin, ACT
Identification history
| Opogona comptella | 11 Jan 2025 | donhe | ||
| Opogona comptella | 10 Jan 2025 | ibaird | ||
| Philenora placochrysa | 26 Oct 2024 | donhe | ||
| Opogona (genus) | 26 Oct 2024 | Hejor1 |
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2 comments
ibaird
wrote:
10 Jan 2025
While P. placochrysa would appear ro be a plausible ID for this moth, we cannot see the head in focus so we cannot be sure its it fits the Lithosiini subfamily. As far as I can see P. placochrysa is only known to occur extreme North Queensland (Cape York) and there are only a few records visible online. Also two small yellow dots which should be visible near the termen are not present.
ibaird
wrote:
10 Jan 2025
Given the foreshortened presentatation and an assumed small size I think Opogona comptella is a possible identification although I'm not sure. The whitish antennae would fit O. comptella.
Location information
- Coordinates 149.085967-35.323294
- Altitude 582.1m
- Maps Allan Gillies Pocket Park
- Places Curtin, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 25 Oct 2024 12:06 PM Recorded on
- Hejor1 Recorded by
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Additional information
- 5mm to 12mm Animal size
Species information
- Opogona comptella Scientific name
- A fungus moth Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 760.99m Recorded at altitude
- Machine learning
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