Edosa (genus)
A Tineid moth (Perissomasticinae at Morton Plains, VIC
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| Edosa (genus) | donhe | 28 Sep 2025 | ||
| Edosa (genus) | ibaird | 28 Sep 2025 | ||
| Edosa purella | donhe | 28 Sep 2025 | ||
| Edosa talantias | WendyEM | 27 Sep 2025 |
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3 comments
28 Sep 2025
Edosa purella is also a far northern species and only has a very narrow yellow stripe on the wings.
https://bold-au.hobern.net/specimens.php?taxid=96282
E. talantias is more south than it according to BOLD (Hobern)
https://bold-au.hobern.net/specimens.php?taxid=326713
iNat only has E. talantias for southern 1/2 of Australia
https://inaturalist.ala.org.au/taxa/1266344-Edosa-talantias#map-tab
https://bold-au.hobern.net/specimens.php?taxid=96282
E. talantias is more south than it according to BOLD (Hobern)
https://bold-au.hobern.net/specimens.php?taxid=326713
iNat only has E. talantias for southern 1/2 of Australia
https://inaturalist.ala.org.au/taxa/1266344-Edosa-talantias#map-tab
28 Sep 2025
On the ALA the distribution of E talantias is SE inland NSW with one record on the NSW north coast.
This record is from Victoria. I would have thought E. tyrannica would also be a candidate,
This record is from Victoria. I would have thought E. tyrannica would also be a candidate,
Location information
- Coordinates 142.827642-36.091570
- Places Morton Plains, VIC
Sighting information
- At least 1 Abundance
- 27 Jan 2015 01:09 AM Recorded on
- WendyEM Recorded by
- 5mm to 12mm Animal size
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Species information
- Edosa (genus) Scientific name
- A Tineid moth (Perissomasticinae Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 772m Recorded at altitude
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