Crocidosema plebejana

Cotton Tipworm Moth at Turner, ACT

Crocidosema plebejana at Turner, ACT - 26 Oct 2024

Crocidosema plebejana at Turner, ACT - 26 Oct 2024

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Identification history

	Crocidosema plebejana	30 Oct 2024	donhe
	Crocidosema plebejana	29 Oct 2024	WendyEM
	Phycitinae (subfamily)	28 Oct 2024	donhe
	Unidentified	28 Oct 2024	ConBoekel

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2 comments

DianneClarke wrote:

29 Oct 2024

Wings look like Crocidosema plebejana but the head is unclear

WendyEM wrote:

29 Oct 2024

I agree Dianne. The short antennae, oblong box shape and the way the fringe curves support the sp,

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Location information

Coordinates 149.117338 -35.269002
Places Turner, ACT

Sighting information

1 Abundance
26 Oct 2024 08:57 PM Recorded on
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Insects Tortricid moths (Tortricidae) Moths (Lepidoptera) ConBoekel

Additional information

12mm to 25mm Animal size

Species information

Crocidosema plebejana Scientific name
Cotton Tipworm Moth Common name
Not Sensitive
Local native
Non-invasive or negligible
Up to 717.4m Recorded at altitude
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