Sighting 4579605
Lecithocera (genus)
A Gelechioid moth (Lecithoceridae) at Corio, VIC
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| Lecithocera (genus) | ibaird | 8 Jul 2024 | ||
| Lecithocera (genus) | donhe | 7 Jul 2024 | ||
| Lecithocera terrigena | WendyEM | 7 Jul 2024 |
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3 comments
7 Jul 2024
I find it difficult to distinguish L. terrigena from several other species in this genus such as L. micromera and L. alampes.
7 Jul 2024
for me L. terrigenna is black (with yellowish antennae and palps) from Bold it needs black hindwings - not often photographed. L. micromera I'd thought is (dark) brown with a dark dot and dash on each forewing (can't find any museum specimens online though, except the one example on your site) L. alampes appears to be brown too - or do you think the ANIC specimens are old and faded? I just found a shot of L. terrigenna in motion with black hindwings so ID of that one is OK when I get up to posting it
Location information
- Coordinates 144.365682-38.075461
- Places Corio, VIC
Sighting information
- At least 1 Abundance
- 5 Dec 2010 08:25 AM Recorded on
- WendyEM Recorded by
- 5mm to 12mm Animal size
- Alive / healthy Animal health
Collections
- Insects Curved-horn moths (all Gelechioidea except Oecophoridae) Moths (Lepidoptera) WendyEM NatureMapr Lecithocera (genus)
Species information
- Lecithocera (genus) Scientific name
- A Gelechioid moth (Lecithoceridae) Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
Record quality
Quality score
3 / 7
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- Additional attributes
- More than one media file
- Nearby sighting(s) of same species
- GPS evidence of location
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