Sighting 4730131
Lichenaula lichenea
Lichenaula lichenea at Michelago, NSW
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| Lichenaula lichenea | ibaird | 26 Jun 2026 | |
| Lichenaula lichenea | WendyEM | 16 Jun 2026 | |
| Lichenaula calligrapha | ibaird | 16 Jun 2026 | |
| Lichenaula (genus) | Illilanga | 15 Jun 2026 |
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Private property. No public access without permission. Caught in a Bug Lantern as part of the Bogong Watch monitoring project.
3 comments
15 Jun 2026
Lichenaula callispora?
https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/703314-Lichenaula-callispora
https://lepidoptera.butterflyhouse.com.au/xylo/callispora.html
https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/703314-Lichenaula-callispora
https://lepidoptera.butterflyhouse.com.au/xylo/callispora.html
16 Jun 2026
I lean to Lichenaula lichenea. This is a pale/worn specimen. It has the dark bands on the neck and 'shoulders' and a dark spot in the white patch in the outer half of the forewing. Above specimen has a much more expansive white patch.
c.f.
https://bold-au.hobern.net/specimens.php?taxid=365361
https://bold-au.hobern.net/specimen.php?processid=ANIAA711-11
https://inaturalist.ala.org.au/observations?place_id=6744&preferred_place_id=6744&quality_grade=research&taxon_id=487258
c.f.
https://bold-au.hobern.net/specimens.php?taxid=365361
https://bold-au.hobern.net/specimen.php?processid=ANIAA711-11
https://inaturalist.ala.org.au/observations?place_id=6744&preferred_place_id=6744&quality_grade=research&taxon_id=487258
Location information
- Coordinates 149.156410-35.779495
- Altitude 795.0m
- Maps Illilanga & Baroona
- Places Michelago, NSW
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 28 Feb 2026 07:24 AM Recorded on
- Illilanga Recorded by
- 5mm to 12mm Animal size
Collections
- Illilanga Completed Illilanga NatureMapr Canberra & Southern Tablelands Curved-horn moths (all Gelechioidea except Oecophoridae) Moths (Lepidoptera) Insects Lichenaula lichenea
Species information
- Lichenaula lichenea Scientific name
- Lichenaula lichenea Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 795m Recorded at altitude
Record quality
Quality score
6 / 7
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