Leistomorpha brontoscopa
A concealer moth at West Wodonga, VIC
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| Leistomorpha brontoscopa | ibaird | 10 May 2025 | |
| Leistomorpha brontoscopa | WendyEM | 10 May 2025 | |
| Garrha mesodesma | WendyEM | 9 May 2025 | |
| Unverified | KylieWaldon | 7 Oct 2023 |
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9 May 2025
Garrha mesodesma
https://inaturalist.ala.org.au/taxa/892989-Garrha-mesodesma
https://bold-au.hobern.net/specimens.php?taxid=405786
https://inaturalist.ala.org.au/taxa/892989-Garrha-mesodesma
https://bold-au.hobern.net/specimens.php?taxid=405786
10 May 2025
White band too narrow for G. mesodesma ? Also no white spots on forewing hind-margin.
10 May 2025
Exactly. This specimen does appear to have white spots on the forewing hind-margin, one near the base, and one medially.
10 May 2025
does hind-margin = costa? or ??? OK I've looked up your website. [Thank you for the resource] It is not on your diagram I use for wing parts "names of areas of a wing". So I learn hind-margin a.k.a. inner-margin. I hated organic chemistry because of the multiple nomenclature!
OK, spots on this moth. I am not sure that the 'spot' on the inner margin is part of the moth. It looks like a highlight due to sunlight going through a small hole in a leaf. The 'v' at the end of the thorax (near the base) - insert shoulder shrug - sticking up scales? The only other 'spot' I can in the vicinity of the costa near the base is I think hairs on the cleavers plant it is standing on out of focus and glinting.
OK, spots on this moth. I am not sure that the 'spot' on the inner margin is part of the moth. It looks like a highlight due to sunlight going through a small hole in a leaf. The 'v' at the end of the thorax (near the base) - insert shoulder shrug - sticking up scales? The only other 'spot' I can in the vicinity of the costa near the base is I think hairs on the cleavers plant it is standing on out of focus and glinting.
10 May 2025
Not Leistomorpha brotoscopa? White line is very thin and seems to be too close to the outer forewing margin for G. mesodesma to me.
Location information
- Coordinates 146.827689-36.128848
- Places West Wodonga, VIC
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 7 Oct 2023 09:12 AM Recorded on
- KylieWaldon Recorded by
- 5mm to 12mm Animal size
- Alive / healthy Animal health
Collections
- KylieWaldon NatureMapr Albury, Wodonga Leistomorpha brontoscopa Concealer moths (Oecophoridae) Moths (Lepidoptera) Insects
Species information
- Leistomorpha brontoscopa Scientific name
- A concealer moth Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 1429.7m Recorded at altitude
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