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Sighting 4651247

Gisilia thoracista

Cosmopterigidae, Chrysopeleiinae at Melba, ACT

Gisilia thoracista at Melba, ACT - 5 Mar 2025 12:45 AM
Gisilia thoracista at Melba, ACT - 5 Mar 2025 12:45 AM
Gisilia thoracista at Melba, ACT - 5 Mar 2025 12:45 AM
Gisilia thoracista at Melba, ACT - 5 Mar 2025 12:45 AM
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Gisilia thoracista 7 Mar 2025 ibaird
Gisilia thoracista 7 Mar 2025 kasiaaus

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7 comments

kasiaaus wrote:
   7 Mar 2025
Sorry @donhe. I was going to collect it for you but by the time I came back from getting a container, it was gone. I will now always have a container in my pocket.
WendyEM wrote:
   7 Mar 2025
Is Gisilia in AFD ? or is it CosChry Ascalenia (Cholotis) exodroma or CosCos Labdia oxysema
https://bold-au.hobern.net/specimens.php?taxid=372908
https://bie.ala.org.au/species/https://biodiversity.org.au/afd/taxa/6e00eb5f-8193-4cc3-8cbd-ee33c742f4ff#names
https://bold-au.hobern.net/specimen.php?processid=ANICW1502-11
donhe wrote:
   8 Mar 2025
Gisilia is not in BOLD or AFD or AMO or ALA. What are CosChry and CosCos ?
WendyEM wrote:
   8 Mar 2025
CosChry = Cosmopterigidae Chrysopeleiinae
CosCos = Cosmopterigidae Cosmopteriginae
my file names get too long if I don't abbreviate
WendyEM wrote:
   8 Mar 2025
I notice the moth (with current name) is described as not local native. I have recorded it at least 3 times in Coburg, Melbourne in 2011-12. Maybe blow-ins ?
kasiaaus wrote:
   8 Mar 2025
Thank you @WendyEM for investigating this moth further. Unfortunately, I don't know enough to help.
DianneClarke wrote:
   9 Mar 2025
I have found this moth in Maleny Qld and here and have it as filed Gisilia thoracista. According to LBH, it was formerly known as Cholotis thoracista

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