Sighting 3385324
A Cosmet moth at Gungahlin, ACT
Identification history
| Macrobathra desmotoma | 19 Nov 2017 | ibaird | ||
| Macrobathra desmotoma | 19 Nov 2017 | ibaird | ||
| Macrobathra euryleuca | 19 Nov 2017 | David |
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1 comment
ibaird
wrote:
20 Nov 2017
This seems a better fit given the markings on the moth than E. euryleuca. V. nice photo. The caterpillars of the species are known to feed on Acacia decurrens (Green Wattle) which fits with your photo.
Location information
- Coordinates 149.158206-35.162779
- Maps Mulligans Flat
- Places Gungahlin, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 18 Nov 2017 05:26 PM Recorded on
- David Recorded by
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Collections
Insects Moths (Lepidoptera) Curved-horn moths (all Gelechioidea except Oecophoridae) David Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr
Additional information
- 12mm to 25mm Animal size
Species information
- Macrobathra desmotoma Scientific name
- A Cosmet moth Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 804.5m Recorded at altitude
- Machine learning
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- More than one media file
- Verified by an expert moderator
- Nearby sighting(s) of same species
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