Oenochroa lactella

A Concealer moth at Ainslie, ACT

Oenochroa lactella at Ainslie, ACT - 5 Oct 2025 01:47 PM
Oenochroa lactella at Ainslie, ACT - 5 Oct 2025 01:47 PM
Oenochroa lactella at Ainslie, ACT - 5 Oct 2025 01:47 PM
Oenochroa lactella at Ainslie, ACT - 5 Oct 2025 01:47 PM
Oenochroa lactella at Ainslie, ACT - 5 Oct 2025 01:47 PM
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Oenochroa lactella 6 Oct 2025 ibaird
Oenochroa lactella 6 Oct 2025 WendyEM
Oenochroa ochrosoma 6 Oct 2025 ibaird
Oenochroa and Artiastis (genera) 5 Oct 2025 Hejor1

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4 comments

WendyEM wrote:
   6 Oct 2025
Oenochroa ochrosoma ? - no, I don't think so. Markings suggest a Philobota sp or similar.
WendyEM wrote:
   6 Oct 2025
Something near to (but not) - Philobota philostaura
ibaird wrote:
   6 Oct 2025
I.m not sure I can see the typical Philobota base patttern, and I have not found a match there:-
I postulate its a well-marked example:-
https://biocache.ala.org.au/occurrences/cb452066-5827-4e4b-8571-4c1220ea5447
Oenochroa (genus) was suggested by iNaturalist's default AI
ibaird wrote:
   6 Oct 2025
There are several quite similar Oenochroa (genus) species, but yes I agree that Oenochroa lactella is probably a better fit, based for example, on this record:-
https://biocache.ala.org.au/occurrences/95e66b44-7713-47d5-93a7-90fc734e4c9f

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