Plectobela (genus)
A Concealer moth (Wingia Group) at Yass River, NSW
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| Plectobela (genus) | ibaird | 1 Feb 2025 | |
| Plectobela (genus) | WendyEM | 1 Feb 2025 | |
| Unverified | ConBoekel | 31 Jan 2025 |
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1 Feb 2025
this moth resembles Plectobela sp. The size and shape of the brown ring is closest to P. ecliptica but all those illustrated on BOLD (Hobern) have a brown patch on the thorax. P zanclotoma does not have this patch but the ring on the wing is smaller.
Location information
- Coordinates 149.167393-34.916828
- Altitude 584.9m
- Places Yass River, NSW
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 30 Jan 2025 12:32 PM Recorded on
- ConBoekel Recorded by
- 5mm to 12mm Animal size
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- ConBoekel NatureMapr Canberra & Southern Tablelands Concealer moths (Oecophoridae) Moths (Lepidoptera) Insects Plectobela (genus)
Species information
- Plectobela (genus) Scientific name
- A Concealer moth (Wingia Group) Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 584.9m Recorded at altitude
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