2 An Ermine moth (Yponomeutidae at Melba, ACT
Identification history
| Prays autocasis | 4 Feb 2025 | ibaird | ||
| Prays autocasis | 4 Feb 2025 | donhe | ||
| Prays nephelomima | 16 Jan 2025 | kasiaaus |
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About 5mm
4 comments
donhe
wrote:
17 Jan 2025
I tried to Create Species, but got Page not Found !
I tried a second time, and got no response at all !!
I tried a second time, and got no response at all !!
kasiaaus
wrote:
2 Feb 2025
I'm not sure that this ID is right. I now think it might be Prays autocasis. See ALA for a single photo of this species but I can't figure out where it was taken. I've just uploaded another sighting of the same moth - see sighting 4643650. These two moths are very close in appearance and to me look different to Prays nephelomima.
ibaird
wrote:
3 Feb 2025
OK I thought we were probably dealing with a single species initially, so I didn't look at the markings too closely while agreeing that the overll size and shape looked Ok for the genus. But now I see BOLD (Hobern) shows 6 named Prays species as set specimens. However I think the P. autocasis specimen shown there does not look like your 2 photos from life. Neverttheless I agree your 2 sightings look closest to the single photo of P. autocasis shown on the ALA especially when viewed from the side. I would be happy to classify both as P. autocasis if there is moderator agreement on this.
ibaird
wrote:
4 Feb 2025
A new species for NatureMapr and NatureMapr's Canberra and Southern Tablelands region. Fine photos.
Location information
- Coordinates 149.050291-35.208575
- Altitude 593.0m
- Places Melba, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 12 Jan 2025 10:40 PM Recorded on
- kasiaaus Recorded by
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Additional information
- 5mm to 12mm Animal size
- Alive / healthy Animal health
Species information
- Prays autocasis Scientific name
- An Ermine moth (Yponomeutidae Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- 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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