Sighting 4651247
Gisilia thoracista
Cosmopterigidae, Chrysopeleiinae at Melba, ACT
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| Gisilia thoracista | ibaird | 7 Mar 2025 | |
| Gisilia thoracista | kasiaaus | 7 Mar 2025 |
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7 comments
7 Mar 2025
Sorry @donhe. I was going to collect it for you but by the time I came back from getting a container, it was gone. I will now always have a container in my pocket.
7 Mar 2025
Is Gisilia in AFD ? or is it CosChry Ascalenia (Cholotis) exodroma or CosCos Labdia oxysema
https://bold-au.hobern.net/specimens.php?taxid=372908
https://bie.ala.org.au/species/https://biodiversity.org.au/afd/taxa/6e00eb5f-8193-4cc3-8cbd-ee33c742f4ff#names
https://bold-au.hobern.net/specimen.php?processid=ANICW1502-11
https://bold-au.hobern.net/specimens.php?taxid=372908
https://bie.ala.org.au/species/https://biodiversity.org.au/afd/taxa/6e00eb5f-8193-4cc3-8cbd-ee33c742f4ff#names
https://bold-au.hobern.net/specimen.php?processid=ANICW1502-11
8 Mar 2025
CosChry = Cosmopterigidae Chrysopeleiinae
CosCos = Cosmopterigidae Cosmopteriginae
my file names get too long if I don't abbreviate
CosCos = Cosmopterigidae Cosmopteriginae
my file names get too long if I don't abbreviate
8 Mar 2025
I notice the moth (with current name) is described as not local native. I have recorded it at least 3 times in Coburg, Melbourne in 2011-12. Maybe blow-ins ?
8 Mar 2025
Thank you @WendyEM for investigating this moth further. Unfortunately, I don't know enough to help.
9 Mar 2025
I have found this moth in Maleny Qld and here and have it as filed Gisilia thoracista. According to LBH, it was formerly known as Cholotis thoracista
Location information
- Coordinates 149.050297-35.208572
- Altitude 593.0m
- Places Melba, ACT
Sighting information
- At least 1 Abundance
- 5 Mar 2025 12:45 AM Recorded on
- kasiaaus Recorded by
- Less than 5mm Animal size
- Alive / healthy Animal health
Collections
- kasiaaus NatureMapr Canberra & Southern Tablelands Curved-horn moths (all Gelechioidea except Oecophoridae) Moths (Lepidoptera) Insects Gisilia thoracista
Species information
- Gisilia thoracista Scientific name
- Cosmopterigidae, Chrysopeleiinae Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Non-local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 593m Recorded at altitude
- External link More information
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6 / 7
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