Sighting 4614949
Macrobathra (genus)
1 A Cosmet moth (Cosmopteriginae at Melba, ACT
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| Macrobathra (genus) | donhe | 14 Nov 2024 | |
| Macrobathra euryleuca | WendyEM | 13 Nov 2024 | |
| Macrobathra desmotoma | ibaird | 13 Nov 2024 | |
| Macrobathra (genus) | kasiaaus | 13 Nov 2024 |
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User's notes
It looks like Macrobathra desmotoma but it was much smaller so I'm not sure. About 8mm.
5 comments
14 Nov 2024
I don't think it is M. desmotoma. Can they really be so small? Also I see a difference in the pattern in side view. The white semicircle is missing and there is a small white spot instead.
14 Nov 2024
I also thought the white semicurcle was missing but I couldn't find a match for it. This is the closest I found and the location is ok. https://bold-au.hobern.net/specimens.php?taxid=366701
14 Nov 2024
I thought long and hard about this before plumping for M. desmotoma, but there aee doubts in my mind. The ragged boundaries to the white patches suggests M. euryleuca to me, but the greater extent of white on the head mitigatas against that species in my mind. It could be Dianne's suggestion of an unnamed ANIC Macrobathra (genus) but the diamond shaped white patch on the head of that species is different to this specimen. It's safely Macrobatha (genus) though i suppose.
Location information
- Coordinates 149.050303-35.208569
- Altitude 593.0m
- Places Melba, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 12 Nov 2024 09:45 PM Recorded on
- kasiaaus Recorded by
- 5mm to 12mm Animal size
- Alive / healthy Animal health
Collections
- kasiaaus Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Macrobathra (genus) Curved-horn moths (all Gelechioidea except Oecophoridae) Moths (Lepidoptera) Insects
Species information
- Macrobathra (genus) Scientific name
- A Cosmet moth (Cosmopteriginae Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 1422.3m Recorded at altitude
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