A concealer moth at Bungendore, NSW
Identification history
| Tortricopsis semijunctella | 19 Dec 2018 | GlennCocking | ||
| Tortricopsis semijunctella | 17 Dec 2018 | donhe | ||
| Orthocraspis leptoplasta | 16 Dec 2018 | donhe | ||
| Unidentified | 16 Dec 2018 | Christine |
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4 comments
ibaird
wrote:
17 Dec 2018
Can we be sure this is O. leptoplasta? The specimen seems to lack many of the forewing markings which seem characteristic of this species in named examples of this species I see online.
donhe
wrote:
18 Dec 2018
Whoa there. Who said any ID from a photo showing only forewings is certain?
O. leptoplasta is variable, and is basically brown and rounded, and is one of the few Acontiinae occurring around the ACT area.
But 'no',
Actually: I think I see upturned labial palps, and maybe we should look in Gelechioidea.
Maybe Tortricopsis semijunctella
O. leptoplasta is variable, and is basically brown and rounded, and is one of the few Acontiinae occurring around the ACT area.
But 'no',
Actually: I think I see upturned labial palps, and maybe we should look in Gelechioidea.
Maybe Tortricopsis semijunctella
ibaird
wrote:
18 Dec 2018
I think your suggestion of semijunctella is correct - the faint two diagonal markings on the forewing match that species as does the palpi shape and size. and the shape of the outer edges of the forewing.
GlennCocking
wrote:
20 Dec 2018
Other Tortricpsis have those features, but semijunctella does seem right
Location information
- Coordinates 149.405429-35.311473
- Places Bungendore, NSW
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 16 Dec 2018 11:02 AM Recorded on
- Christine Recorded by
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Collections
Insects Concealer moths (Oecophoridae) Moths (Lepidoptera)
Species information
- Tortricopsis semijunctella Scientific name
- A concealer moth Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 637.09m Recorded at altitude
- Machine learning
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