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Identification history

Lichenaula lichenea	16 Jun 2026	WendyEM
Lichenaula calligrapha	16 Jun 2026	ibaird
Lichenaula (genus)	15 Jun 2026	Illilanga

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Private property. No public access without permission. Caught in a Bug Lantern as part of the Bogong Watch monitoring project.

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Illilanga wrote:

15 Jun 2026

Lichenaula callispora?
https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/703314-Lichenaula-callispora
https://lepidoptera.butterflyhouse.com.au/xylo/callispora.html

WendyEM wrote:

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

Illilanga wrote:

16 Jun 2026

Nice pick up. I can see what you mean with the colouring/markings.

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Illilanga NatureMapr Canberra & Southern Tablelands Latest Curved-horn moths (all Gelechioidea except Oecophoridae) Moths (Lepidoptera) Insects

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5mm to 12mm Animal size

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