Sighting 4610875
Mimodoxa metallica
A Cosmet moth (Cosmopteriginae) at Melba, ACT
Identify this sighting
| Mimodoxa metallica | ibaird | 5 Nov 2024 | |
| Mimodoxa metallica | WendyEM | 5 Nov 2024 | |
| Stagmatophora argyrostrepta | kasiaaus | 5 Nov 2024 |
Please Login or Register to identify this sighting.
2 comments
5 Nov 2024
Interesting @WendyEM. What is the difference between Stagmatophora argyrostrepta and Mimodoxa metallica? Are most of NatureMapr's Stagmatophora argyrostrepta in fact Mimodoxa metallica?
5 Nov 2024
Is the difference an extra small white mark on the costa between the first two white bands in M. metallica cf S. argyrostrepta?
They both seem to have white tips to the antennae (at least on iNaturalist.
They both seem to have white tips to the antennae (at least on iNaturalist.
Location information
- Coordinates 149.050297-35.208561
- Altitude 593.0m
- Places Melba, ACT
Sighting information
- At least 1 Abundance
- 3 Nov 2024 09:08 PM Recorded on
- kasiaaus Recorded by
- 5mm to 12mm Animal size
- Alive / healthy Animal health
Collections
- Insects Moths (Lepidoptera) Curved-horn moths (all Gelechioidea except Oecophoridae) kasiaaus Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Mimodoxa metallica
Species information
- Mimodoxa metallica Scientific name
- A Cosmet moth (Cosmopteriginae) Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 593m Recorded at altitude
- External link More information
Record quality
Quality score
5 / 7
- Images or audio
- More than one media file
- Verified by an expert moderator
- GPS evidence of location
- Additional attributes
- Nearby sighting(s) of same species
- Description