A Concealer moth at Aranda, ACT
Identification history
| Hemibela (genus) | 18 Dec 2024 | ibaird | ||
| Hemibela (genus) | 18 Dec 2024 | donhe | ||
| Unidentified | 18 Dec 2024 | KMcCue |
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4 comments
donhe
wrote:
18 Dec 2024
@KMcCue : Please can you keep it in protective custody to see what develops from it?
KMcCue
wrote:
19 Dec 2024
Ok Don, I found it again and have put it in a large glass jar with some of the acacia stem to which it was attached. Now what? When might I expect to see a moth emerge? days or weeks?
KMcCue
wrote:
19 Dec 2024
Ok Don, I found it again and have put it in a large glass jar with some of the acacia stem to which it was attached. Now what? When might I expect to see a moth emerge? days or weeks?
donhe
wrote:
20 Dec 2024
Excellent. Being early summer, probably a fortnight. But if it feels unhappy, it might wait till next spring. Keep it where every day you can see if it has emerged. I use the kitchen windowsill. Good luck.
Location information
- Coordinates 149.081392-35.257561
- Altitude 636.3m
- Places Aranda, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 17 Dec 2024 05:12 PM Recorded on
- KMcCue Recorded by
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Concealer moths (Oecophoridae) Moths (Lepidoptera) Insects KMcCue Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr
Additional information
- 12mm to 25mm Animal size
- Larvae Breeding behaviour
- Alive / healthy Animal health
Species information
- Hemibela (genus) Scientific name
- A Concealer moth Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 779.57m Recorded at altitude
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