A Concealer moth at Cook, ACT
Identification history
| Hemibela hemicalypta | 6 Dec 2024 | donhe | ||
| Hemibela hemicalypta | 5 Dec 2024 | ibaird | ||
| Hemibela (genus) | 5 Dec 2024 | donhe | ||
| Hemibela (genus) | 5 Dec 2024 | CathB |
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User's notes
The last photo shows the case on 24 October before it was collected. The moth hatched some time between 16 and 30 November.
2 comments
donhe
wrote:
5 Dec 2024
Congrats. Wow. Now I need to do some reading of the original descriptions to discover which species it is.
ibaird
wrote:
5 Dec 2024
Judging by the slant and shape of yellow/black boundary on the forewing I think H. hemicalypta is likely.
Location information
- Coordinates 149.073382-35.268165
- Maps Mount Painter
- Places Cook, ACT
Sighting information
- At least 1 Abundance
- 24 Oct 2024 03:19 PM Recorded on
- CathB Recorded by
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Collections
Insects Moths (Lepidoptera) Concealer moths (Oecophoridae) CathB Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr
Additional information
- Leptospermum continentale Associated plant
- 5mm to 12mm Animal size
Species information
- Hemibela hemicalypta Scientific name
- A Concealer moth Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 593m Recorded at altitude
- Machine learning
- 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
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