A Concealer moth (Wingia Group) at Melba, ACT
Identification history
| Garrha atripunctatella | 11 Dec 2024 | ibaird | ||
| Garrha atripunctatella | 11 Dec 2024 | donhe | ||
| Prionocris protoxantha | 9 Dec 2024 | kasiaaus |
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About 12mm.
3 comments
kasiaaus
wrote:
11 Dec 2024
I don't believe this is Garrha atripunctatella but I think it matches specimens that I have seen for Prionocris protoxantha well. It was a relatively small moth for this shape moth. I think about 12mm but as always my judgement as to size is not to be trusted.
donhe
wrote:
11 Dec 2024
Both are variable, so we may not be able to decide from this one photo.
I thought Prionocris protoxantha had fewer dark spots than this.
I thought Prionocris protoxantha had fewer dark spots than this.
ibaird
wrote:
11 Dec 2024
I suggest it's not Prionocris protoxantha because the four near 'in line spots' are not as widely divergent here as they are in that species seen online elsewhere. It has slightly barred antennae, so Garrha (genus) can't be ruled out. And i think forewing dot pattern matches G. atripunctatella quite well.
Location information
- Coordinates 149.050314-35.208558
- Altitude 593.0m
- Places Melba, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 6 Dec 2024 11:19 PM Recorded on
- kasiaaus Recorded by
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Concealer moths (Oecophoridae) Moths (Lepidoptera) Insects kasiaaus Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr
Additional information
- 12mm to 25mm Animal size
- Alive / healthy Animal health
Species information
- Garrha atripunctatella Scientific name
- A Concealer moth (Wingia Group) Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 593m Recorded at altitude
- Machine learning
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