Sighting 4681737
Limnaecia (genus)
A Cosmet moth (Cosmopteriginae at Abergowrie, QLD
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| Limnaecia (genus) | WendyEM | 9 Jul 2025 | |
| Limnaecia (genus) | ibaird | 8 Jul 2025 | |
| Unverified | PJH123 | 7 Jul 2025 |
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Limnaecia sp
3 comments
8 Jul 2025
Tentatively this may be Limnaecia sp. ANIC 14 which appears to have a northern Queensland ditriburion including Townsville. See
https://bold-au.hobern.net/specimen.php?processid=ANICW1453-11
https://bold-au.hobern.net/specimen.php?processid=ANICW1453-11
9 Jul 2025
@ibaird Certainly close, the problem I had with most of the Limnaecia was the apical joints of the palps being black. In this regard ANIC14 matches my specimen in having an “orange” colour throughout.
9 Jul 2025
Yes a very good match incl. striped antennae & legs. There are slight variations in spot sizes. Yellow from biggest spot does not seem to continue along the inner margin to the wing base in the live specimen but it may be the way it is holding/rolling its wings obscuring this.
Location information
- Coordinates 145.943958-18.417025
- Places Abergowrie, QLD
Sighting information
- At least 1 Abundance
- 24 Oct 2008 08:35 PM Recorded on
- PJH123 Recorded by
- 12mm to 25mm Animal size
Collections
- PJH123 NatureMapr Curved-horn moths (all Gelechioidea except Oecophoridae) Moths (Lepidoptera) Insects Limnaecia (genus)
Species information
- Limnaecia (genus) Scientific name
- A Cosmet moth (Cosmopteriginae Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 596.35m Recorded at altitude
Record quality
Quality score
4 / 7
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- More than one media file
- Nearby sighting(s) of same species
- GPS evidence of location