Sighting 4522730
2 Lecithocera terrigena at Googong, NSW
Identification history
| Lecithocera terrigena | 4 Nov 2023 | ibaird | ||
| Lecithocera terrigena | 2 Nov 2023 | donhe | ||
| Turneriprocris dolens | 2 Nov 2023 | donhe | ||
| Unidentified | 2 Nov 2023 | Wandiyali |
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User's notes
Many of these tiny black moths in mixed native & exotic forbs and grasses.
1 comment
ibaird
wrote:
2 Nov 2023
I have my doubts this is Turneriprocris dolens (Zygaenioidea).
This moth has a white head, backward pointing white palps and thin antennae..
T;dolens has thick antennae with projections along its length and the hindwings are dark purple. No white head ot palsps.
This moth has a white head, backward pointing white palps and thin antennae..
T;dolens has thick antennae with projections along its length and the hindwings are dark purple. No white head ot palsps.
Location information
- Maps Wandiyali-Environa Conservation Area
- Places Googong, NSW
Sighting information
- 101 - 1,000 Abundance
- Wandiyali Recorded by
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Collections
Insects Curved-horn moths (all Gelechioidea except Oecophoridae) Moths (Lepidoptera) Wandiyali Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr
Additional information
- Less than 5mm Animal size
Species information
- Lecithocera terrigena Scientific name
- Lecithocera terrigena Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 1797.2m Recorded at altitude
- Machine learning
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- Nearby sighting(s) of same species
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