Sighting 4628978
Macrobathra (genus)
A Cosmet moth (Cosmopteriginae at Melba, ACT
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| Macrobathra (genus) | donhe | 17 Dec 2024 | |
| Macrobathra (genus) | kasiaaus | 16 Dec 2024 |
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User's notes
About 12mm
2 comments
16 Dec 2024
I'm having trouble deciding if this is Macrobathra bigerella or Macrobathra baliomitra. They are quite similar and I'm not convinced that some have not been misidentified before. How do you differentiate between them?
18 Dec 2024
Good point. I find it difficult see a clear rationale to separate them, partocularly on iNaturalist, however either species are quite disctinct to others in the Macobathra genus.
Location information
- Coordinates 149.050303-35.208566
- Altitude 593.0m
- Places Melba, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 14 Dec 2024 10:17 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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Record quality
Quality score
7 / 7
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