Ainslie, ACT
Identification history
| Palimmeces leucomitra | 5 Mar 2020 | GlennCocking | ||
| Palimmeces (genus) | 20 Feb 2020 | donhe | ||
| Palimmeces leucomitra | 19 Feb 2020 | GlennCocking | ||
| Philobota philostaura | 18 Feb 2020 | donhe | ||
| Philobota philostaura | 18 Feb 2020 | jb2602 |
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5 comments
ibaird
wrote:
18 Feb 2020
Most records for this species on the ALA are from southern Queensland or northern coastal NSW , however D. Hobern has posted a record from Aranda. I think the markings are a good match for P. mucids, although there are other similar possibilities. Bold Systems 4 shows only records from Queensland as does LBH.
donhe
wrote:
19 Feb 2020
vicfazio3 has suggested a sighting of P. mucida in ACT at
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/2827849
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/2827849
donhe
wrote:
19 Feb 2020
None of the specimens I have seen of P. baryptera, P. mucida and P. philostaura have the dark straightish bar across the forewing at 1/3 like this specimen.
GlennCocking
wrote:
20 Feb 2020
I think this photo best matches Palimmeces leucomitra. It is a variable species and I can see the various pattern elements of this photo in different P. leucomitra specimens, although I can't find an identical match. P. leucomitra is much lighter in background colour than the other species mentioned above, and is the only one with a white head. It is widespread on the southern tablelands, including Canberra, and on the higher ranges. P. mucida is generally more northern, and P. philostaura more coast and nearby ranges.
ibaird
wrote:
20 Feb 2020
I find the white head of this well-marked specimen persuasive against either Philobota spp, but I cannot see a good match for Palimmeces leucomitra online (i.e no C-shaped markings) amongst the few specimens visible on Bold Systems 4. Admittedly P. mucida is less likely (the single ACT specimen doesn;t have a white head), although several examples among the ALA postings from northern NSW and Queensland do have quite white heads.
Location information
- Coordinates 149.152011-35.259248
- Places Ainslie, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 17 Feb 2020 09:42 PM Recorded on
- jb2602 Recorded by
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Collections
Insects Moths (Lepidoptera) Concealer moths (Oecophoridae)
Additional information
- 12mm to 25mm Animal size
Species information
- Palimmeces leucomitra Scientific name
- Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 592.3m Recorded at altitude
- Machine learning
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- More than one media file
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- Nearby sighting(s) of same species
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