Oecophoridae (family)

1 Unidentified Oecophorid concealer moth at O'Connor, ACT

Oecophoridae (family) at O'Connor, ACT - 21 Dec 2025 08:48 AM
Oecophoridae (family) at O'Connor, ACT - 21 Dec 2025 08:48 AM
Oecophoridae (family) at O'Connor, ACT - 21 Dec 2025 08:48 AM
Oecophoridae (family) at O'Connor, ACT - 21 Dec 2025 08:48 AM
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Identification history

Oecophoridae (family) 5 Jan 2026 WendyEM
Oecophoridae (family) 5 Jan 2026 ibaird
Scoliocheta ergatis 31 Dec 2025 ibaird
Unverified 31 Dec 2025 ConBoekel

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WendyEM wrote:
   31 Dec 2025
Scoliocheta ergatis ?
https://inaturalist.ala.org.au/observations?place_id=6744&preferred_place_id=6744&quality_grade=research&taxon_id=555436
https://bold-au.hobern.net/specimens.php?taxid=355386
ibaird wrote:
   31 Dec 2025
Looks plausible. Well spotted WendyEM.
If the identification is correct records of this species on iNaturalist and the Atlas of Living Australia are predominantly from northeastern NSW, so this record may be a significant extension of known range to the south to the ACT.
A first record of this species on natureMapre and for Canberra and the Southern Tablelands. Excellent photos.
DianneClarke wrote:
   1 Jan 2026
It doesn't look like Scoliocheta ergatis I have seen where the brown line goes across the eye and slopes backwards rather than a ring right aroundand there is usally a little blotching and a couple of dark dots on the wing. https://lepidoptera.butterflyhouse.com.au/bare/ergatis.html Not recorded this far south in any iNat observations.
ibaird wrote:
   5 Jan 2026
OK.

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