Ticked Conceler Moth
S8, Partial Hindwing
Ticked Conceler Moth
S8, Fethery Legs
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| Ticked Conceler Moth S8, Partial Hindwing | | Ticked Conceler Moth S8, Fethery Legs | | ||
Animals Plants Info |
 | Class: | Animals (Animalia) - Jointed Legs (Arthropoda) - Insects (Insecta) | ||||||||||||
| Order: | Butterflies & Moths (Lepidoptera) | |||||||||||||
| Family: | Oecophorid Moth (Gelechioidea:Oecophoridae) iNaturalist Observation | |||||||||||||
| Species: | Ticked Conceler Moth (Microbela epicona)| This Photo: | S9, Head | Thank you Janet Whitington & Jason Van Weenen (JVanWeenen) for confirming the id of this species for us General Species Information: Found on Ellura (in the Murray Mallee, SA), the Riverland and elsewhere ~5mm long, ~15mm wingspan. Many years ago we thought this was Chrysonoma tentatella. While they look similar, the palps are different; as is the front band (behind the head). So they sat in our unid'ed folder until yesterday when Dr Peter McQuillan id'ed one nearby on iNaturalist. They are quite common here.
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