Oecophoridae (family)
Unidentified Oecophorid concealer moth at Sheldon, QLD
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| Edosa xystidophora | donhe | 29 Aug 2024 | |
| Plectobela (genus) | donhe | 27 Aug 2024 | |
| Unverified | PJH123 | 25 Aug 2024 |
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Oecophoridae
6 comments
29 Aug 2024
Don, though a similar head to Tineidae, the palps preclude it from Tineidae, it must belong to the superfamily Gelechioidea
1 Sep 2024
I'm not sure this Edosa xystidophora which seems to have a more stright margin between the blocks of yellow and black colour oin the forewung.
Location information
- Places Sheldon, QLD
Sighting information
- At least 1 Abundance
- PJH123 Recorded by
- 12mm to 25mm Animal size
Collections
- Sheldon PJH123 NatureMapr Oecophoridae (family) Concealer moths (Oecophoridae) Moths (Lepidoptera) Insects
Species information
- Oecophoridae (family) Scientific name
- Unidentified Oecophorid concealer moth Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 1345.8m Recorded at altitude
- External link More information
Record quality
Quality score
5 / 7
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- Verified by an expert moderator
- Nearby sighting(s) of same species
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- Additional attributes
- More than one media file
- GPS evidence of location