Oenochroa lactella
A Concealer moth at Ainslie, ACT
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| Oenochroa lactella | ibaird | 6 Oct 2025 | |
| Oenochroa lactella | WendyEM | 6 Oct 2025 | |
| Oenochroa ochrosoma | ibaird | 6 Oct 2025 | |
| Oenochroa and Artiastis (genera) | Hejor1 | 5 Oct 2025 |
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4 comments
6 Oct 2025
Oenochroa ochrosoma ? - no, I don't think so. Markings suggest a Philobota sp or similar.
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
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
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
https://biocache.ala.org.au/occurrences/95e66b44-7713-47d5-93a7-90fc734e4c9f
Location information
- Coordinates 149.160022-35.254853
- Altitude 626.7m
- Places Ainslie, ACT
Sighting information
- At least 1 Abundance
- 5 Oct 2025 01:47 PM Recorded on
- Hejor1 Recorded by
- 5mm to 12mm Animal size
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- Hejor1 NatureMapr Canberra & Southern Tablelands Concealer moths (Oecophoridae) Moths (Lepidoptera) Insects Oenochroa lactella
Species information
- Oenochroa lactella Scientific name
- A Concealer moth Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 626.65m Recorded at altitude
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