Sighting 4717359
Macrobathra euryleuca at Charleys Forest, NSW
Identification history
| Macrobathra euryleuca | Yesterday | ibaird | ||
| Macrobathra desmotoma | 5 Jan 2026 | ibaird | ||
| Macrobathra euryleuca | 3 Jan 2026 | WendyEM | ||
| Unverified | 3 Jan 2026 | arjay |
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2 comments
WendyEM
wrote:
5 Jan 2026
I still lean towards M. euryleuca. It has the shaggy white front leg - in M. desmotoma it is b&w striped. I think the markings match better too.
https://inaturalist.ala.org.au/observations?preferred_place_id=6744&quality_grade=research&taxon_id=699634
https://inaturalist.ala.org.au/observations?place_id=6744&preferred_place_id=6744&quality_grade=research&taxon_id=355146
https://inaturalist.ala.org.au/observations?preferred_place_id=6744&quality_grade=research&taxon_id=699634
https://inaturalist.ala.org.au/observations?place_id=6744&preferred_place_id=6744&quality_grade=research&taxon_id=355146
Location information
- Maps Mongarlowe River
- Places Charleys Forest, NSW
Sighting information
- At least 1 Abundance
- arjay Recorded by
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Collections
arjay NatureMapr Canberra & Southern Tablelands Latest Curved-horn moths (all Gelechioidea except Oecophoridae) Moths (Lepidoptera) Insects Macrobathra euryleuca
Additional information
- 12mm to 25mm Animal size
Species information
- Macrobathra euryleuca Scientific name
- Macrobathra euryleuca Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
Record quality
- Images or audio
- More than one media file
- Verified by an expert moderator
- Nearby sighting(s) of same species
- GPS evidence of location
- Description
- Additional attributes