Sighting 4642398
Macrobathra undescribed species No.1
A Seed borer moth (Cosmopterigidae) at Melba, ACT
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| Macrobathra undescribed species No.1 | donhe | 11 Apr 2025 | |
| Macrobathra undescribed species No.1 | ibaird | 11 Apr 2025 | |
| Macrobathra (genus) | kasiaaus | 28 Jan 2025 |
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3 comments
11 Apr 2025
https://bold-au.hobern.net/specimens.php?taxid=372751
https://bold-au.hobern.net/specimens.php?taxid=366701
https://bold-au.hobern.net/specimens.php?taxid=366701
11 Apr 2025
I expect there are many more unknowns. Or variations of known ones not documented. This one is different than many as it has isolated white spots at wing base, they don't form a white band right across the 'shoulders'. This rules out many sp.
Location information
- Coordinates 149.050293-35.208575
- Altitude 593.0m
- Places Melba, ACT
Sighting information
- At least 1 Abundance
- 26 Jan 2025 11:22 PM Recorded on
- kasiaaus Recorded by
- 5mm to 12mm Animal size
- Alive / healthy Animal health
Collections
- kasiaaus NatureMapr Canberra & Southern Tablelands Curved-horn moths (all Gelechioidea except Oecophoridae) Moths (Lepidoptera) Insects Macrobathra undescribed species No.1
Species information
- Macrobathra undescribed species No.1 Scientific name
- A Seed borer moth (Cosmopterigidae) Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 595.75m Recorded at altitude
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