Pachybela (genus)
A Concealer moth (Eulechria group at Harrison, ACT
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| Pachybela (genus) | donhe | 18 May 2025 | |
| Pachybela (genus) | ibaird | 17 May 2025 | |
| Pachybela eurypolia | donhe | 17 May 2025 | |
| Unverified | DPRees125 | 14 May 2025 |
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at light, new one for me
5 comments
15 May 2025
No, dont think so., general appeance in the way it sits very different compared to images on Inaturalist. pattern much more obvious in my moth
17 May 2025
Yes, I agree Pachybela (genus) is likely. but looking at iNaturalist and the set speciemens on Bold4 and Bold(Hobern), I have not seen a species named or un-named which closely matches this sighting.. None I have seen match this sighting exactly, certainly none show the large row of whitish spots at the outer edge of the outer forewing. P. eurypolia and P. maculisarca seem the most similar. i note specimens of P. maculisarca on iNaturalist seem also to include a few examples of P. eurypolia as well:-
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/208569561
https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/1112173-Pachybela-maculisarca/browse_photos
https://lepidoptera.butterflyhouse.com.au/eule/eurypolia.html
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/208569561
https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/1112173-Pachybela-maculisarca/browse_photos
https://lepidoptera.butterflyhouse.com.au/eule/eurypolia.html
18 May 2025
I agrre, I also could not find one from the available images that was very close, hence my suggestion. They are so few images of fresh live individuals of this genus to get that all important feel from.
Location information
- Places Harrison, ACT
Sighting information
- At least 1 Abundance
- DPRees125 Recorded by
- 5mm to 12mm Animal size
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- DPRees125 NatureMapr Canberra & Southern Tablelands Concealer moths (Oecophoridae) Moths (Lepidoptera) Insects Pachybela (genus)
Species information
- Pachybela (genus) Scientific name
- A Concealer moth (Eulechria group Common name
- Sensitive
- Rare or uncommon native
- Non-invasive or negligible
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- Nearby sighting(s) of same species
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