Macrobathra (genus)

1 A cosmet moth at Melba, ACT

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Identification history

Macrobathra (genus)	14 Nov 2024	donhe
Macrobathra euryleuca	13 Nov 2024	WendyEM
Macrobathra desmotoma	13 Nov 2024	ibaird
Macrobathra (genus)	13 Nov 2024	kasiaaus

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It looks like Macrobathra desmotoma but it was much smaller so I'm not sure. About 8mm.

5 comments

donhe wrote:

14 Nov 2024

dorsal white space between 4th black band and black margin = M. desmotona

kasiaaus wrote:

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.

DianneClarke wrote:

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

kasiaaus wrote:

14 Nov 2024

Thanks Dianne. Should we go back to just Macrobathra sp. ????

ibaird wrote:

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.

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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
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Insects Moths (Lepidoptera) Curved-horn moths (all Gelechioidea except Oecophoridae) kasiaaus Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr

Additional information

5mm to 12mm Animal size
Alive / healthy Animal health

Species information

Macrobathra (genus) Scientific name
A cosmet moth Common name
Not Sensitive
Local native
Non-invasive or negligible
Up to 1422.3m Recorded at altitude
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