Sighting 4616774
Unidentified Gelechioid moth at Gundary, NSW
Identification history
| Gelechioidea (superfamily) | 18 Nov 2024 | donhe | ||
| Gelechioidea (superfamily) | 17 Nov 2024 | ibaird | ||
| Unverified | 17 Nov 2024 | Miranda |
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User's notes
About 6mm
2 comments
ibaird
wrote:
17 Nov 2024
On the face of it this moth seens to be exhibiting oustanding camouflage against its background. Is it a moth trying to look like a caterpillar in reverse?
Location information
- Coordinates 149.805339-34.816944
- Altitude 755.7m
- Maps Pomaderris Nature Reserve Goulburn Mulwaree Council
- Places Gundary, NSW
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 17 Nov 2024 02:17 PM Recorded on
- Miranda Recorded by
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Collections
Miranda Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Gelechioidea (superfamily) Curved-horn moths (all Gelechioidea except Oecophoridae) Moths (Lepidoptera) Insects
Additional information
- 5mm to 12mm Animal size
Species information
- Gelechioidea (superfamily) Scientific name
- Unidentified Gelechioid moth Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 917.96m Recorded at altitude
- External link More information
Record quality
- Images or audio
- More than one media file
- Verified by an expert moderator
- Nearby sighting(s) of same species
- GPS evidence of location
- Description
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